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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1034

Feline Follies

19194 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 4:14
Subtitles: English

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Wikimedia Commons · Pat Sullivan as creator of the film, ; converted to OGV and uploaded to archive.org by uploaded by dr_travisto@yahoo.com on 2008-04-09, sound removed by 84user on 2009-12-08 · Public domain

Subtitles: Original TimedText contributors; translation and corrections by Open Classic Cinema; source linked. · Open Classic Cinema

Synopsis

Master Tom devotes himself to courting a white cat, leaving his household duties unattended. While he serenades his sweetheart, mice take advantage of his absence. The resulting trouble at home and the unexpected demands of his new relationship turn a romantic cartoon into a surprisingly dark comedy.

DirectorsOtto Messmer

Historical context

The short introduced the cat who became known as Felix. Produced at Pat Sullivan's studio, it sits at the center of the disputed creative attribution between Sullivan and animator Otto Messmer.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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