Felix the Cat filmography

This is a complete list of animated films released theatrically starring Felix the Cat.

Short films

Silent films

Paramount Pictures (1919–1921)

The first 25 Felix cartoons were distributed to theaters by Paramount Pictures. The character was named "Master Tom" until The Adventures of Felix.

Felix (then known as Master Tom) in his first screen appearance Feline Follies (1919).
Title Original release date Notes
Feline Follies view November 9, 1919
The Musical Mews November 16, 1919 Lost[1]
The Adventures of Felix December 14, 1919 Lost
A Frolic with Felix January 25, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix the Big Game Hunter February 22, 1920 Lost[1]
Wrecking a Romeo March 7, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix the Food Controller April 11, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix the Pinch Hitter April 18, 1920 Lost[1]
Foxy Felix May 16, 1920 Lost[1]
A Hungry Hoodoo June 6, 1920 Lost[1]
The Great Cheese Robbery June 13, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix and the Feed Bag July 18, 1920 Lost[1]
Nifty Nurse August 22, 1920 Lost[1]
The Circus view September 26, 1920
My Hero October 24, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix the Landlord November 21, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix's Fish Story December 26, 1920 Lost[1]
Felix the Gay Dog February 6, 1921 Lost[1]
Down on the Farm February 13, 1921 Lost[1]
Felix the Hypnotist March 20, 1921 Lost[1]
Free Lunch April 17, 1921 Lost[1]
Felix Goes on Strike May 15, 1921 Lost[1]
Felix Out of Luck June 5, 1921 Lost[1]
The Love Punch July 3, 1921 Lost[1]
Felix Left at Home July 17, 1921 Lost[1]

Margaret J. Winkler (1922–1925)

64 cartoons

Felix and Charlie Chaplin share the screen in a memorable moment from Felix in Hollywood (1923).
Title Release date Notes
Felix Saves the Day view February 1, 1922
Felix at the Fair view March 1, 1922
Felix Makes Good view
(also known as Felix Has A Narrow Escape)		 April 1, 1922
Felix All at Sea May 1, 1922
Felix in Love view June 1, 1922
Felix in the Swim view July 1, 1922
Felix Finds a Way (also known as Felix on The War Path) view August 1, 1922
Felix Gets Revenge view September 1, 1922
Felix Wakes Up September 15, 1922
Felix Minds the Kid view October 1, 1922
Felix Turns the Tide view
view recolor titled "The Inventor"		 October 15, 1922
Fifty-Fifty view October 21, 1922
Felix Comes Back view 1922
Felix on the Trail November 1, 1922
Felix Lends a Hand view November 15, 1922
Felix Gets Left view December 1, 1922
Felix in the Bone Age view
(also known as Felix in the Stone Age or The Stone Age)		 December 15, 1922
Felix the Ghost Breaker view January 1, 1923
Felix Win's Out view [sic] January 15, 1923
Felix Tries for Treasure view April 15, 1923
Felix Revolts view May 1, 1923
Felix Calms His Conscience May 15, 1923
Felix the Globe Trotter June 1, 1923
Felix Gets Broadcasted view June 15, 1923
Felix Strikes it Rich view July 1, 1923
Felix in Hollywood view July 15, 1923
Felix in Fairyland view August 1, 1923
Felix Laughs Last view August 15, 1923
Felix and the Radio 1923 Lost[1]
Felix Fills a Shortage November 15, 1923
Felix the Goat-Getter December 1, 1923
Felix Goes A-Hunting view December 15, 1923
Felix Out of Luck view January 1, 1924
Felix Loses Out January 15, 1924
Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo view February 1, 1924
Felix Crosses the Crooks view February 15, 1924
Felix Tries to Rest view excerpt February 29, 1924
Felix Doubles for Darwin view March 15, 1924
Felix Finds Out view April 1, 1924
Felix Cashes In 1924 Lost[1]
Felix Fairy Tales 1924 Lost[1]
Felix Pinches the Pole view May 1, 1924
Felix Puts it Over view May 15, 1924
A Friend in Need June 1, 1924 Lost[1]
Felix Finds 'Em Fickle view June 15, 1924
Felix Baffled by Banjos June 15, 1924 Lost[1]
Felix All Balled Up view July 1, 1924
Felix Brings Home the Bacon view July 15, 1924
Felix Goes West view August 1, 1924
Felix Minds His Business 1924 Lost[1]
Felix Grabs His Grub view September 1924
Felix Goes Hungry December 1, 1924
Felix Finishes First December 15, 1924 Lost[1]
Felix Wins and Loses January 1, 1925
Felix All Puzzled view January 15, 1925
Felix Follows the Swallows view February 1, 1925
Felix Rests in Peace February 15, 1925 Lost[1]
Felix Gets His Fill view March 1, 1925
Felix Full O' Fight view April 13, 1925
Felix Outwits Cupid April 27, 1925 Lost[1]
Monkeys with Magic view May 8, 1925
Felix Cops the Prize May 25, 1925 Lost[1]
Felix Gets the Can view June 8, 1925
Felix Dopes it Out view August 15, 1925

General Electric (ca. 1925 commercial for Mazda Lamps)

Title Release date Notes
The Cat and the Kit view June 18, 1925

Educational Pictures (1925–1928)

78 cartoons.

From The Non-Stop Fright (1927).
Title Release date Notes
Felix Trifles With Time view August 23, 1925
Felix Busts into Business September 6, 1925 Lost[1]
Felix Trips thru Toyland view September 20, 1925
Felix on the Farm October 4, 1925 Lost[1]
Felix on the Job October 18, 1925
Felix in the Cold Rush November 1, 1925
Eats are West view November 15, 1925
Felix Tries the Trades November 29, 1925 Lost[1]
Felix at the Rainbow's End December 13, 1925 Lost[1]
Felix Kept on Walking view December 27, 1925
Felix Spots the Spook January 10, 1926
Felix Flirts with Fate January 24, 1926
Felix in Blunderland February 7, 1926
Felix Fans the Flames February 21, 1926 Lost[1]
Felix Laughs it Off March 7, 1926
Felix Weathers the Weather March 21, 1926
Felix Uses His Head April 4, 1926
Felix Misses the Cue April 18, 1926 Lost[1]
Felix Braves the Briny view recolor, titled Sunken Treasure May 2, 1926
A Tale of Two Kitties May 16, 1926 Lost[1]
Felix Scoots Through Scotland view May 30, 1926
Felix Rings the Ringer June 13, 1926
School Daze June 27, 1926 Lost[1]
Felix Seeks Solitude July 11, 1926
Felix Misses His Swiss view recolor July 25, 1926
Gym Gems view fragment August 8, 1926
Two-Lip Time view August 22, 1926
Scrambled Yeggs September 5, 1926
Felix Shatters the Sheik September 19, 1926
Felix Hunts the Hunter view October 3, 1926
Land O' Fancy view October 17, 1926
Felix Busts a Bubble view October 31, 1926
Reverse English November 14, 1926 Lost[1]
Felix Trumps the Ace November 28, 1926
Felix Collars the Button December 12, 1926 Lost[1]
Zoo Logic December 29, 1926 Lost[1]
Felix Dines and Pines view January 9, 1927
Pedigreedy view January 23, 1927 Renewed in 1955. Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.[2]
Icy Eyes February 6, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Stars in Stripes February 20, 1927 Renewed in 1955. Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.[2]
Felix Sees 'Em in Season March 6, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Barn Yarns March 20, 1927 Renewed in 1955. Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.[2]
Germ Mania view April 3, 1927 Renewed in 1955[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Sax Appeal April 27, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Lost[1]
Eye Jinks May 1, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Felix the Cat as Roameo view May 15, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Felix Ducks His Duty view May 29, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Dough-Nutty June 12, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Lost[1]
"Loco"Motive June 26, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Art for Heart's Sake July 10, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Lost[1]
The Travel-Hog view July 14, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Jack From All Trades view recolor, titled Mister Do-All August 7, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
The Non-Stop Fright August 21, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Wise Guise September 4, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Flim Flam Films view September 18, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Felix Switches Witches (a.k.a. Felix Snitches Witches) view October 2, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
No Fuelin' October 16, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Daze and Knights October 20, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Uncle Tom's Crabbin' November 13, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Whys and Other Whys November 27, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Felix Hits the Deck view December 11, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Felix Behind in Front December 25, 1927 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2023.
The Smoke Scream January 8, 1928 Renewed in 1955.[2] Went in the public domain on January 1, 2024.
Draggin' the Dragon view January 22, 1928
The Oily Bird February 5, 1928
Ohm Sweet Ohm February 19, 1928 Lost[1]
Japanicky view March 4, 1928
Polly-tics view March 18, 1928
Comicalamities view April 1, 1928
Sure-Locked Homes view April 15, 1928
Eskimotive April 19, 1928
Arabiantics May 13, 1928
In- and Out-Laws May 27, 1928
Outdoor Indore June 10, 1928
Futuritzy June 24, 1928
Astronomeows (a.k.a. Astronomeous) July 8, 1928
Jungle Bungles view July 22, 1928
The Last Life August 5, 1928 Lost[1]

First National Pictures (1928–1929)

It is unknown if new Felix cartoons were produced during this period or if First National (sister company Warner Bros.) only redistributed earlier Felix cartoons.[3]

Sound films

Copley Pictures (1929–1930)

Copley Pictures was the first distributor to issue Felix cartoons with sound. There were 12 originally with sound, and 16 reissues, for a total of 28 cartoons.

Sound reissues

A number of silent Felix cartoons were also re-issued by Copley at this time, with their intertitles removed and sound added. Newer simple titles were also inserted in most reissues and the lines of the characters were cut, which removed signs of Educational Pictures copyrights. Jacques Kopfstein was hired by Pat Sullivan to add sound to the film, a practice common in the end of the silent film era, with films that received such treatment known to some as "goat glands". All Felix shorts that were re-issued in sound have post-synchronized soundtracks (the soundtrack was made to match the already-existing film). As a result, the synchronization is not perfect, and there is occasionally an audible delay between the action and the sound effect.

Felix, Inky, and Winky in April Maze (1930)
Title Release date
Arabiantics view 1928
Outdoor Indore view 1928
The Oily Bird view 1929
Behind in Front (Felix Behind in Front) 1929
The Non-Stop Fright view 1929
Daze and Knights view 1929
Eskimotive view 1929
Astronomeous (Astronomeows) view 1929
Futuritzy view 1929
In and Out Laws (In- and Out-Laws)[4] ?
Uncle Tom's Crabbin[5] view 1929
Switches Witches (Felix Switches Witches)[5] view 1929
No Fuelin[5] view 1929
The Smoke Scream[5] view 1929
Japanicky[5] view 1929
Whys and Otherwise (Whys and Other Whys) view 1929
Flim Flam Films View pictures of 16mm 1931
New releases

Copley also distributed 12 cartoons originally with sound.

Title Release date Notes
False Vases view June 13, 1929 As shown here, first episode of Felix from Copley Pictures.
One Good Turn view June 22, 1929
Romeeow view 1, view 2 1929 Not to be confused with Felix as Roameo.
The Cat's Meow[6] 1929 Lost episode.
April Maze view 1930
Woos Whoopee view 1930
Forty Winks view 1930
Hootchy Kootchy Parlais Vous view incomplete 1930 An incomplete and silent copy of 2 minutes was found by Tommy José Stathes and posted on "Cartoons on Film" channel.
Oceantics view 1930
Skulls and Sculls view June 5, 1930
Tee Time view July 31, 1930
unknown title[6] 1930 Unidentified title. Lost episode. Last episode of Felix from Copley Pictures and last episode of Felix filmed in black and white.

Van Beuren Studios (1936)

Felix in the Van Beuren Cartoon The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg (1936)

This short revival of Felix (as a more childlike character, similar to his later 1959 incarnation) was produced by Van Beuren Studios and distributed to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. All of these cartoons were the first to be produced in three-strip Technicolor.

Title Original release date
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg view February 7, 1936
Neptune Nonsense view March 20, 1936
Bold King Cole view May 29, 1936

Television

# Title First air date Last air date Season(s) Episodes Network
1 Felix the Cat October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02) May 13, 1960 (1960-05-13) 5 260 Syndication
2 Felix the Cat Live 1975 (1975) 1977 (1977) 1 29 ABC
CBS
NBC (2004 replica)
3 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat September 16, 1995 (1995-09-16) April 12, 1997 (1997-04-12) 2 21 CBS
4 Baby Felix October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08) June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) 1 65 NHK

Feature length films

More than five decades following the last theatrical shorts, a Felix feature film was produced. Although originally intended to be released theatrically, it was released as a direct-to-video feature instead.

Title Original release date
Felix the Cat: The Movie October 1988 (London Film Festival)
Felix the Cat Saves Christmas October 12, 2004 (video)

In Felix the Cat Saves Christmas, Felix along with his magic bag of tricks must stop the Professor and Rock Bottom from ruining Christmas. The Professor plans to use his diabolical snow-making machine to create the biggest blizzard the world has ever seen. If his scheme works, Christmas will be canceled for sure. Felix heroically sets off for the North Pole to help Santa, but Felix will need every trick in his magic bag.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Gerstein, David. "The Classic Felix Encyclopedia". The Classic Felix the Cat Page. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Renewal Registrations: Movie Pictures and Filmstrips". Catalog of Copyright Entries Third series. 1955. pp. 45–46.
  3. ^ Gerstein, David A. (2007). "The Classic Felix Filmography". The Classic Felix the Cat Page. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  4. ^ "35mm Film Print Felix The Cat "In and Outlaws" (1928) Cartoon Short P…". archive.ph. 2022-07-05. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  6. ^ a b David Gerstein (October 8, 2011). "Felix the Cat Filmography 1919-1930?". GAC Forums Archives. Golden Age Cartoons. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.

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