Rubber hose style and Felix the cat. (jan 1, 1920 – jan 1, 1927)

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1920 the Infancy of black and white silent era animation at theatres. , At the start of the decade silent animation films were being produced by some very yet to be famous people all influenced by a certain style created by Bill Noland, The "father of rubber house animation." You know the curvy legs and arms, flowing animation style made famous by Felix the Cat, reworked in the the mid 1920s he shot to fame with his magic bag of tricks and memorable smile. With the technology limits of the time the were able to create moving characters that were alive and relatable and with the style the Bill Noland used they were using soft, curvy lines that help speed up the animation process. creating less work for the animators.
Felix has been redone and replayed through the years but some of the most memorable episodes are these early one, some a very extreme in what they are conveying. Probably get cancelled now

(resources)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_hose_animation
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/BillNolan
http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-draw-cartoons-old-school-way-by.html

(video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJtd3egqUng

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