A Cabin Boy on Salty Water
Category
filmGenre
promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Plavčíkem na slané voděCzech title
Plavčíkem na slané voděEnglish title
A Cabin Boy on Salty WaterSummary
A commercial promoting the Czech Brouk and Babka department store and its branches in Czech towns Prague, Pilsen, Ostrava and České Budějovice.
Synopsis
Felix the Cat sails the sea as a cabin boy, and the boat founders even though Felix and the captain spot the upcoming storm in time. The two survivors are captured by a local tribe of cannibals; they are imprisoned and seem to face death. Yummy Yum, the king of the cannibals, however, has a conceited daughter Ufrfina and decides to reprieve the two captives in order to meet her wishes, as well as the wishes of his subjects - only the men have to buy themselves out by the things from the list submitted by the cannibals. The desperate captives have no idea where to get so many things so fast. A magician hears their weeping. He conjures them two beetles who get them everything the cannibals crave. Felix wonders at this and the beetles confess to owning the Brouk and Babka department stores where everything is available.
Note
The commercial features a character inspired by the protagonist of the popular American cartoon, Felix the Cat. Some publications mistakely state the title A Cabin Boy in Salty Water.
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Crew and creators
Director
Screenplay
Art Director
Animation
Production info
Original Title
Plavčíkem na slané vodě
Czech Title
Plavčíkem na slané vodě
English Title
A Cabin Boy on Salty Water
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 19 August 1929
Premiere
premiere 08/1929 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
9 min
Original length in metres
205 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon, combined (technique), documentary
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
