![]() ![]() ![]() "But if he was a sensation, the public never knew or, for that matter, much cared how Felix films were made or who actually made them. Newspapers and magazines published his letters and conducted interviews with him, while starlets in photo spreads taught him to dance the Charleston and the Black Bottom." For almost ten years, from 1919 to 1928, he seemed to be everywhere – in cartoons that appeared at least once a month, in syndicated comic strips, in songs, and on products you could eat, wear, and bring home with you. He was the mirthful personality kid, the effervescent trickster who could also play the lovesick Romeo, the lecherous sheik, or the doting uncle who still came across as a loner. In his own time, he ruled animation as Chaplin ruled live-action comedy, Babe Ruth baseball, or Man o’ War horse racing. "Felix the Cat was the most successful cartoon figure of the silent era. “To me a mouse is a repulsive thing.” – Otto Messmer, quoted by Donald Crafton George Eastman House Motion Picture Department CollectionįELIX THE CAT – introduction in the GCM Catalogue 2013 ![]()
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