Felix the Cat

The name was first used for the third film starring the character, The Adventures of Felix (released on December 14, 1919).

In 1924, animator Bill Nolan redesigned the character, making him both rounder and "cuter".

Felix's new looks, coupled with Messmer's character animation, brought Felix to a higher profile. ====Authorship==== The question of who created Felix remains a matter of dispute.

thumbtime=2|Feline Follies by Pat Sullivan, silent, 1919|thumb|250x250px thumb|Felix in Hollywood by Pat Sullivan, silent, 1923 thumb|The "Felix pace" as seen in Oceantics (1930) thumb|Felix in the color cartoon Felix the Cat and the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936) thumb|Children with Felix the Cat toy, Nielsen Park Beach, Sydney, NSW, 1926 On November 9, 1919, Master Tom, a prototype of Felix, debuted in a Paramount Pictures short titled Feline Follies.

Produced by the Manhattan-based animation studio owned by Pat Sullivan, the cartoon was directed by cartoonist and animator Otto Messmer.

It was a success, and the Sullivan studio quickly set to work on producing another film featuring Master Tom, in Musical Mews (released on November 16, 1919).