05 February 1930 Animated 8 mins
There's no real plot here: just a string of gags on the theme of sleep, or trying to get to sleep. First, Felix and a quartet of feline Felix clones are yowling while a man is trying to sleep; then Felix encounters various obstacles in his own attempts to tryst with Morpheus.
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Harry Edison as Felix (voice)
Otto Messmer Director
United States 05 February 1930
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