An Admirable Singer

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1930

Production year

1930

Runtime

5 min

Director

neuvedeno

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Film state

lost film

Original title

Obdivuhodný pěvec

Czech title

Obdivuhodný pěvec

English title

An Admirable Singer

Parallel title

Ein Merkwürdiger Sänger

Summary

A commercial promoting Philips radio receivers.

Synopsis

Felix the Cat listens to a melody, which gently wafts out from a closed corner house. A group of listeners soon gathers around. All of a sudden, the door swings open with a Philips radio receiver behind it.

Note

The commercial features a character inspired by the protagonist of the popular American cartoon, Felix the Cat. The film materials are believed lost.

Crew and creators

Director

neuvedeno

Production info

Original Title

Obdivuhodný pěvec

Czech Title

Obdivuhodný pěvec

English Title

An Admirable Singer

Parallel Title

Ein Merkwürdiger Sänger

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1930

Production Year

1930

Production specifications

date of censorship 4 March 1930

Premiere

premiere 03/1930 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Favoritfilm

Distribution

Favoritfilm Praha

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

5 min

Original length in metres

120 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon, combined (technique), documentary

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech, German

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech, German

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German, Navajo