Title: "Presenting Felix The Cat Volume One"

                   Running Time: 64 minutes - Black & White

                     Stereo Soundtrack, Digitally Mastered

                    ISBN 1-56629-042-2    UPC 739419-00433-9

                             Retail Price:  $29.95

     Bosko Video is proud to announce the release of Volume One of our

     film retrospective on the classic cat, Felix.  Pat Sullivan's famous

     cartoon cat was the animated king of the screen in the 1920's.

     Our series of these classic films are transferred at 18 frames per

     second, and are slightly window-boxed to prevent picture loss due to

     video overscan.  They are duplicated at SP speed, in Hi-Fi stereo, and

     have a custom score arranged and played for them by organist Dave

     Wickerham.  The music was recorded live in a theatre, in digital stereo.

     These tapes are invaluable to colleges, universities, and film students.

     With the ever-growing interest in animation and animation art collecting,

     this historic film retrospective appeals to a large audience.

     We will be releasing about fifty of these classic cartoons, most of

     which haven't been seen as they were originally released seventy years

     ago, until now!

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     Seven items are presented on this tape: The Paramount Magazine containing

     "Feline Follies" (1920), "Felix Saves The Day" (1922), "Felix In The

     Swim" (1922), "Felix Turns The Tide" (1923), "Felix Lends A Hand" (1923),

     "Felix Minds The Kid" (1922), "The Stone Age" (1923).

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                                   REVIEWS:

     Thanks to animation historians, the reputation of Felix The Cat and his

     principal creator, Otto Messmer, have been academically established in a

     fine book and a series of articles.  Now however, thanks to Bosko Video,

     animation fans will be able to see what only animation historians with

     archival access have been raving about.

     With the release of two volumes of Felix cartoons from Bosko Video,

     (with several more volumes promised to follow), and a tape from Milestone,

     animation buffs will be able to evaluate the cartoons that have been

     described as the most popular of the silent era.

     If pressed to admit which collection I enjoyed more, I'd have to say that

     the Bosko Video collection is superior to the Milestone tape.  The

     advantages the Bosko Video tapes have are several-fold.  The cartoons

     have been slightly window-boxed to preserve their original ratio, and

     the original scoring and arrangement by organist Dave Wickerham is

     magnificent.  His work on a vintage pipe organ lends an appreciated

     feeling of being back in the 1920's, enjoying these shorts in a fine

     movie palace.  The soundtrack was recorded live in a theatre in digital

     stereo for the optimum effect.  For me, though, the real plus is the

     presentation of the Paramount Magazine from 1919 that introduced Felix.

     While the other tape also included this cartoon, Bosko Video gives us

     the entire short subjects animation segment, giving us several other

     cartoons as well, including an Earl Hurd "Bobby Bumps" cartoon.  This is

     the kind of fascinating historical presentation which distinguishes the

     Bosko Video releases from animation tapes produced by larger companies.

     The animation directed by Otto Messmer is smooth and accomplished, and

     the success of the Felix series can be directly attributed to his skills

     as an animator.

     If you're a fan of silent animation, then do yourself a favor, and get

     these two tapes from Bosko Video.  They're essential viewing.