FELIX THE CAT IN THE CAT CARTOONS Felix - the King of the cartoon cat
In November of 1919, a small individual designed simply hit the cinema screen. Purtrppo could not speak, because it was the period of silent film, but had a wonderful expressive personality and was able to bring its audience the emotions.
Perhaps the most famous of all cats animated Felix the cat that was constantly walking and it was the first true animated film star. This small, friendly individual, ottitenne the position of "King of the animated cartoon", but then something happened che gli portò via la corona...
LA SUA STORIA - Felix era un gatto nero, a cui fu dato una personalità dal suo disegnatore/animatore Otto Messmer , che a casa durante il tempo libero produsse questa vignetta. La creazione di Felix fu inspirata da Rudyard Kipling "Il Gatto che camminava da solo”
La storia di Felix il gatto, cominciò con dei film a cortometraggi della Paramount, intitolati “le Follie Feline” , rilasciate nel novembre del 1919. Nel primo film, era noto come “il padrone Tom” questo carattere felino dispettoso non guadagnò allora familiarità, finche non usci per la prima volta In 1922, the film titled " Felix saves the day" by Otto Messmer.
the release of these early animated cartoon, gave little indication of how later, Felix would later become famous. The cat looked like a rat, with a long face, pointed ears and a long body is dry.
In 1924, Felix was gaining popularity, so to be able to designate more easily and quickly his adventures, the aspect of his character was changed. The kitten became rounder, the nose was gone and his eyes became larger, " Felix the Cat," as we know it today, had arrived.
Felix was always willing to help, and for this good will often find themselves in trouble. It was the cat that caused all kinds of damage and impossible at the same time, the hero, using the methods most surreal and unimaginable to save the day.
At this point in its history (1925-1928) Felix ottienne the position of "King of the cartoons." And so, from 1921 to 1928, was the star in 150 movies animated cartoon.
think, his name and image was used to sell stuffed toys, dolls, cigars, baby oil, clocks and many other consumer goods. The comic strips of his adventures were published throughout the world. Felix also made history, as it was the first animated cartoon character in cei appear on television, not in an adventure of his cartoons, but as a toy model used to test experimental television transmitter of the RCA in 1928.
In 1928 / 9 then something happens - SOUND
Walt Disney had become famous cinema, with its film soundtracks and symphonies complete with fully synchronized, and the audience loved them. Felix's Studios continued to produce their cartoons silent counting on mime and speeches written to tell their story, but the public had already lost interest. In an attempt to regain popularity, was added to some of the film's existing Felix sound, but it was too late, the public had found a new hero of the cartoons - Mickey .
TELEVISION - Felix was left to wander, head down and hands clasped behind his back, and was all but forgotten, until the creator of "Casper the Friendly Ghost " Joe Oriolo produced for television a series of new cartoons Felix . This series introduced "The bag of magic tricks Felix " a bag that could take the form of any thing I needed Felix, and Felix was given a new personality and more family friendly. From 1959 to 1960, 260 television cartoons were produced.
HUMANS BEHIND FELIX - animator Otto Messmer, who worked in the office of Pat Sullivan, created the character of Felix the Cat. Formerly known as "Master Tom" in the Paramount producer John King, who called this small character Felix .
Sullivan was a great journalist and invented all kinds of animated stories about the cat and never give credit to Messmer, as the creator of Felix . In 1954, Messmer retired, so he stopped Felix dl draw, and so his assistant Joe Oriolo took on the task. Oriolo formed when his television series, gave full credit to Messmer, as the true creator of Felix , and so the world knew who it was that famous cat, drawn in ink.
( drawn by Otto Messmer Felix)