''Felix in Hollywood'' is a 1923 short featuring
Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, he was one of the most recognized cartoon characte ...
.
Plot
Felix and his owner go to
Hollywood and once they arrive, Felix meets
Charlie Chaplin,
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thi ...
,
William S. Hart
William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and inte ...
,
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cine ...
,
Will Hays,
Snub Pollard
Harold Fraser (9 November 1889 – 19 January 1962), known professionally as Snub Pollard, was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became a silent film comedian in Hollywood, popular in the 1920s.
Career
Born in Melbourne, Australia, on 9 No ...
&
Ben Turpin
Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. Turpin wo ...
, in the first animated cartoon to feature caricatures of Hollywood celebrities.
Reception
The short was named #50 of
The 50 Greatest Cartoons
''The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals'' is a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck.
Criteria
It consists of articles about 50 highly regarded animated short films made in North America and other notable ca ...
of all time in a 1994 survey of animators and cartoon historians by
Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955, in New York City) is an American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer.
Beck wrote or edited several books on classic American animation and classic characters, including '' The 50 Greates ...
,
making it the only Felix the Cat cartoon on the list.
See also
* ''
Mickey's Gala Premier
''Mickey's Gala Premier'' is a Walt Disney cartoon produced in 1933, directed by Burt Gillett, and featuring parodies of several famous Hollywood film actors from the 1930s. It was the 58th Mickey Mouse short film, and the eighth of that year.
So ...
''
* ''
Mickey's Polo Team''
* ''
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood''
* ''
Hollywood Steps Out''
* ''
Hollywood Daffy
''Hollywood Daffy'' is a 1946 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, starring Daffy Duck. The cartoon was written by Michael Maltese and was released on June 22, 1946.
Friz Freleng was originally intended to direct the short, but ultimately ...
''
* ''
The Autograph Hound
''The Autograph Hound'' is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon which features Donald Duck as an autograph hunter in Hollywood. Many celebrities from the 1930s are featured. This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck is featured in his blue sailor hat.
Pl ...
''
* ''
Slick Hare''
* ''
What's Cookin' Doc?
''What's Cookin' Doc?'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett, and stars Bugs Bunny. The short was also written by Michael Sasanoff, and was animated by Robert McKimson, along with uncredited wo ...
''
References
External links
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Felix the Cat films
1923 short films
1920s animated short films
1920s American animated films
1923 animated films
American black-and-white films
American silent short films
Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles
Animation based on real people
Cultural depictions of Charlie Chaplin
Films directed by Otto Messmer
Hollywood, Los Angeles in fiction
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