How Felix the Cat Supported the Ostrava Region

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production year

1929

Runtime

2 min

Director

Karel Dodal

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Film state

lost film

Original title

Jak Kocour Felix obohatil Ostravsko

Czech title

Jak Kocour Felix obohatil Ostravsko

English title

How Felix the Cat Supported the Ostrava Region

Parallel title

Wie Kater Felix das Ostrauer Gebiet bereichte

Summary

A commercial with Felix the Cat, promoting the new department store Brouk and Babka, based in the Moravian city of Ostrava.

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

Karel Dodal

Production info

Original Title

Jak Kocour Felix obohatil Ostravsko

Czech Title

Jak Kocour Felix obohatil Ostravsko

English Title

How Felix the Cat Supported the Ostrava Region

Parallel Title

Wie Kater Felix das Ostrauer Gebiet bereichte

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production Year

1929

Production specifications

date of censorship 15 February 1929

Premiere

premiere 02/1929 /suitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

2 min

Original length in metres

50 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech