Does anyone know which animators worked on the Felix the Cat sound cartoons produced by Copley Picture?

Apart from Otto Messmer, I think Clyde Geronimi was still working for Sullivan at the time, but as for the others, I don't know.

I noticed that Felix's design started to become much more unstable from Skulls and Scrulls (1930) onwards, and the humans also seem to disappear from this film onwards, which makes me suggest that new animators must have been hired. Note that it was during the production of this film that Charles Mintz's studio moved to California, and I suppose Pat Sullivan took the opportunity to hire the Krazy Kat animators who had stayed in New York. What do you think?

Do you have John Canemaker's book? I do not have access to it at the moment, but I recall some kind of answer being given as to why the Felixes look different, but no names mentioned. I think exact name wise, its just something lost to time sadly, no matter how hard someone may cross reference works

Do you have John Canemaker's book? I do not have access to it at the moment, but I recall some kind of answer being given as to why the Felixes look different, but no names mentioned. I think exact name wise, its just something lost to time sadly, no matter how hard someone may cross reference works

No, unfortunately I don't own this book.

But if you have any other information about this very late period in Sullivan's studio history, please let me know.

Do you have John Canemaker's book? I do not have access to it at the moment, but I recall some kind of answer being given as to why the Felixes look different, but no names mentioned. I think exact name wise, its just something lost to time sadly, no matter how hard someone may cross reference works

Do you have John Canemaker's book? I do not have access to it at the moment, but I recall some kind of answer being given as to why the Felixes look different, but no names mentioned. I think exact name wise, its just something lost to time sadly, no matter how hard someone may cross reference works

No, unfortunately I don't own this book.

But if you have any other information about this very late period in Sullivan's studio history, please let me know.

It is an excellent book. I usually don't like Canemaker's books, since they're usually gossip columns rather than artistic histories.

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You can still get John Canemaker's Felix book for a reasonable price through www.abebooks.com , www.alibris.com  and www.biblio.com  (which are all basically "bulletin boards" for used book stores) if you don't mind it not being in pristine condition. A sample:

http://www.alibris.com/b...detail?invid=17742507414 

This particular copy is also being sold through www.abebooks.com  and www.biblio.com .

P.S. I bought this book new in January 1992 with my Christmas money. I'm really feeling old now. (As if all of the grey hairs aren't bad enough.)

You can still get John Canemaker's Felix book for a reasonable price through www.abebooks.com , www.alibris.com  and www.biblio.com  (which are all basically "bulletin boards" for used book stores) if you don't mind it not being in pristine condition. A sample:

http://www.alibris.com/b...detail?invid=17742507414 

This particular copy is also being sold through www.abebooks.com  and www.biblio.com .

P.S. I bought this book new in January 1992 with my Christmas money. I'm really feeling old now. (As if all of the grey hairs aren't bad enough.)

I got it for $10 on Amazon.

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You can read the book for free over at the Internet Archive/archive.org:

https://archive.org/deta...felixtwistedtale0000cane 

If you don't have a login, just create one, it's free.

And if you'd like to see the Canemaker doc "Otto Messmer And Felix the Cat" from 1977, someone put a watchable copy on youtube last year.

I'm really sorry I'm only answering you now, I've been so busy with work that I forgot to reply.

Anyway, I've bought John Canemaker's book and hope I can find answers to all my questions.