Master Tom hears a distant meow and following it meets with Miss Kitty White; the two arrange to have a date at the Back Fence, to a cat the most romantic part of town. Meanwhile, in the cat’s absence, the mice party, wrecking the home of Tom’s owners.
Released: 1919
Language: no dialogue
Style: 2D animation
The first of Felix the Cat’s theatrical shorts, although here he is named Master Tom and looks different from the cat he would ultimately become. Like many classic era characters, the origins of Felix’s creation and his creator are disputed. The common consensus is that he was created by animator and comic writer Otto Messmer; however others believe his creator to be that of his producer, the Australian-born cartoonist Pat Sullivan. Whatever the case of his origins, Felix still proves to be a well known, popular and iconic character some eighty-seven years after his theatrical debut.
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Feline Follies
