Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production year

1927

Runtime

1 min

Director

Karel Dodal

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Poučení kocoura Felixe

Czech title

Poučení kocoura Felixe

English title

Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson

Summary

A commercial promoting money saving.

Synopsis

Felix the Cat paces impatiently back and forth and strenuously contemplates until he finally gets an idea: Work and save! He produces coins from his fur and deposits them in a nearby moneybox.

Note

The commercial features a character inspired by the protagonist of the popular American cartoon, Felix the Cat. Another remade and extended version of this commercial promoting money saving is entitled The New Adventure of Felix the Cat (1927, production company Elekta Journal Prague).

Crew and creators

Director

Karel Dodal

Production info

Original Title

Poučení kocoura Felixe

Czech Title

Poučení kocoura Felixe

English Title

Felix the Cat Receives a Lesson

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production Year

1927

Production specifications

date of censorship 26 October 1927
date of censorship 24 October 1934 (obnovené uvedení)

Premiere

premiere 10/1927 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

1 min

Original length in metres

35 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

tinting, black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech