Felix Gets Broadcasted (1923) User Reviews

Short, But Interesting Felix Adventure

[ccthemovieman-1 · 8/10 · 7 May 2007]

The first thing you notice here is the yellow tint. That's a first for this viewer. I've seen sepia and blue tints, but a dark yellow?

People back in the days of the early cartoons were nasty at times. Here, Felix is walking behind a fisherman headed for a pond and the next thing you know, the angler turns to him and says, "If you don't stop following me, I'll bust a rock on your bean!"

Felix ignores him and follows anyway, hiding behind a tree when the guy sits down and begins fishing. When he catches a fish and puts it in his basket, Felix rushes out, grabs the fish and hides behind the tree again. (Maybe the fisherman was right!)

This scene is repeated and the angler finally catches on. Of course, Felix makes it easy by rubbing his fat belly and taunting him.....so the chase is on!

In a really, really strange turn of the events, the man, through telephone wires ("broadcasted," according to the title of this), transports Felix to Egypt. (Don't ask.) Our cat is now chased by Egyptians, who don't want him around, either.

What happens after that is even stranger. This is very short (3 minutes, 16 seconds) but it is wild and fun to watch with surrealistic scenes.

Awfully good but awfully short.

[planktonrules · 8/10 · 24 September 2013]

I wonder if "Felix Gets Broadcasted" was always a short three minutes in length. Sometimes theater owners shortened films themselves and one of these shortened versions ends up being the only available copy. Or, who knows, maybe they really DID intend the cartoon to be that short. However, whatever the length, this is a cute cartoon and worth your time.

It begins with Felix doing what he often did in these old films--he was trying to steal a dinner! In this case, the fisherman is NOT pleased that Felix stole his catch and responds by sending him to Egypt! Now one very surreal thing in these old films is that Felix traveled the world--and it hardly ever was through conventional means! In one, a mule kicked him so hard that he flew all the way to Russia. In another, he literally climbed through the Trans-Atlantic cable--all the way to Africa! Here, while Felix is standing on the telegraph lines, the angry fisherman sends a message to Egypt--and it magically transports Felix as well! And, once he's there, Felix has some amazing adventures--all in only three minutes! Cute, surreal and funny. It's worth your time.