Felix in Hollywood

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Felix in Hollywood
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Felix and Charlie Chaplin share the screen in a memorable moment from the short.
Directed byOtto Messmer
Produced byPat Sullivan
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Pat Sullivan Studios
Distributed byMargaret J. Winkler
Release date
July 15, 1923
Running time
9 min. 17 sec.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Felix in Hollywood

Felix in Hollywood is a 1923 short featuring Felix the Cat.[1] In the episode, Felix and his owner go to Hollywood and once they arrive, Felix meets Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, Cecil B. DeMille, Will Hays, Snub Pollard & Ben Turpin, in the first animated cartoon to feature caricatures of Hollywood celebrities.

Reception[]

The short was named #50 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time in a 1994 survey of animators and cartoon historians by Jerry Beck,[2] making it the only Felix the Cat cartoon on the list.

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References[]

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  2. ^ Jerry Beck, ed. (1998). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. JG Press, Inc. ISBN 1-57215-271-0. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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