Otto Messmer Movie Trailers

Skulls and Sculls Trailer (1930)

31 May 1930

Felix the Cat is walking along when he is abruptly blindfolded and subjected to an elaborate ordeal which turns out to be (as the title hints) a fraternal initiation.

Peep in the Deep Trailer (1946)

07 June 1946

Olive has a map to a sunken treasure, but Bluto stowed away and is determined to beat Popeye to it.

Forty Winks Trailer (1930)

05 February 1930

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.

Flim Flam Films Trailer (1927)

17 September 1927

Felix and his three kittens sneak into a movie theater to watch "Daddy" on-screen. Upon being kicked out of the show, Felix decides to make his own movies.

Outdoor Indore Trailer (1928)

09 June 1928

Felix tries to join the circus.

Felix Doubles for Darwin Trailer (1924)

14 March 1924

A famished Felix reads an advertisement telling of a large reward for anyone that can give proof for the theory of evolution.

Felix All Balled Up Trailer (1924)

01 July 1924

Felix's owner goes to a golf course and brings along a new "club"--Felix in disguise. While trying to teach his owner how to play golf.

Eats Are West Trailer (1925)

14 November 1925

Felix the Cat enters the Old West and battles cruel gunmen and savage Indians.

Woos Whoopee Trailer (1928)

01 January 1928

One of Otto Messmer's most unusual Felix cartoons. It portrays Felix as an inebriated feline being chased by all kinds of demons only to be welcomed by the greatest demon of all, the angry wife.

Cartoon Carnival Trailer (2021)

01 August 2021

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue pre-sound cartoons from obscurity and screen them to new, appreciative audiences.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm Trailer (1946)

07 June 1946

An animated "follow-the-bouncing-ball" audience participation sing-along with Farmer MacDonald having his hands full with the barnyard population.

Felix Minds the Kid Trailer (1922)

01 October 1922

After unsuccessfully trying to steal food from a fish market, Felix is promised by a man that if he watches the man's child, he will be fed a great meal.

Felix Gets Left Trailer (1922)

01 December 1922

Felix fends for himself.

One Good Turn Trailer (1929)

30 April 1929

After singing all night, Felix decides to save a fox from hunters.

Eskimotive Trailer (1928)

29 April 1928

Felix & his friend have fun playing at blowing bubbles. Felix gets inside one and is blown away. The bubble lands on a snowy mountain and turns.

Felix the Cat - Jack From All Trades Trailer (1927)

06 October 1927

Felix's wife demands he stop his lazing and get a job. Off runs Felix to help a barber, a farmer, and a homeless saxophonist (for a price, of course).

Spree for All Trailer (1946)

18 October 1946

Snuffy Smith, a returning war veteran, wants peace and quiet. He settles in the mountains, only to have his peace shattered by two violently feuding families.

Felix in Hollywood Trailer (1923)

15 July 1923

A starving actor, reduced to trying his luck in the movies, travels to Hollywood. His cat, Felix, poses as a travel bag and comes along.

The Love Affair of Ima Knut Trailer (1917)

24 March 1917

Romantic fantasies of a man who wants his girlfriend to be thinner.

Felix in the Swim Trailer (1922)

01 July 1922

A grateful mouse promises Felix "if there's anything I can do for you, just call on me" after Felix lets him go from a mousetrap.

Felix the Cat in Romeeow Trailer (1929)

01 January 1929

Felix is in love with a fair maiden. When serenading her, his rival spots him and tries anything he can come up with to get his girl back.

Felix Finds ’Em Fickle Trailer (1924)

15 June 1924

Felix’s girlfriend desires a particular flower and wants Felix to get it for her. The only problem is that it’s on top of a 40,000-foot mountain.

Felix the Cat Ducks His Duty Trailer (1927)

29 May 1927

Felix the Cat discovers that war is only heck; it's marriage that's hell.

The Hypnotist Trailer (1921)

13 April 1921

After becoming hypnotised Felix decides to try hypnotism himself. After he is successful a couple of times he decides to hypnotise his wife.

Frolics at the Circus Trailer (1920)

24 September 1920

Felix Frolics at the Circus is an American animated short film featuring Felix the Cat and released on September 26, 1920.

Felix Brings Home the Bacon Trailer (1924)

15 November 1924

Felix attempts to procure a meal for a pup in need, but ends up in a kerfuffle with a shape-shifting witch.

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Trailer (1977)

11 April 1977

Documentary short on cartoonist Otto Messmer, co-creator of Felix the Cat

Felix the Cat Braves the Briny Trailer (1926)

02 May 1926

Felix builds a submarine.

Felix All Puzzled Trailer (1925)

15 January 1925

Felix is hungry, but his owner won't feed him until he's finished his crossword puzzle! Only one word left -- a 7-letter "chiefly found in Russia.

Felix Turns the Tide Trailer (1922)

14 October 1922

Felix the Cat becomes a soldier when the rats declare war on the cats.

Felix Follows the Swallows Trailer (1925)

01 February 1925

Winter in his hometown is too cold for Felix, especially after having to put up with a bothersome snowball-throwing boy and his dog.

Stars In Stripes Trailer (1927)

01 January 1927

In order to placate a crying baby that's disturbing his sleep, Felix steals a barber pole that the child thinks is a giant peppermint stick.

Felix the Cat Switches Witches Trailer (1927)

02 October 1927

On Halloween, Felix is both victim and victor in mischievous and bizarre jokes. A feline witch promises Felix a romance to lure him into a trap.

She-Sick Sailors Trailer (1944)

08 December 1944

Bluto disguises himself as Superman in order to impress the comic book hero's biggest fan, Olive Oyl.

Mess Production Trailer (1945)

23 August 1945

Olive Oyl, a regular Rosie the Riveter, receives a blow to the head from a swinging grappling hook, sending her into a sleepwalking state.

Roameo Trailer (1927)

14 May 1927

Cartoon short.

Jungle Bungles Trailer (1928)

22 July 1928

Felix becomes a wildlife photographer.

Polly-tics Trailer (1928)

18 March 1928

Felix is homeless so he has to provide for himself if he wants to eat. He finds some milk sitting out on someone's doorstep, when he decides to snatch it.

Felix Makes Good Trailer (1922)

01 April 1922

While stealing some bones, Felix loses his tail. However, he goes to the tail shop to get a new one. He is then adopted by a rich woman who gives him as a mouser.

Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss Trailer (1926)

25 July 1926

Felix The Cat gets a job protecting a cheese shop from three industrious mice. When he foils their plans, they head off for Switzerland in search of bigger and better cheeses - but Felix is in pursuit.

A Tale Of Two Kitties Trailer (1926)

15 May 1926

Although Felix wants to see Miss Kitty, he can't because of the curfew. Angered, he travels to the big city, which has no curfew, and there he meets a "city girl", but she turns out to be more trouble than he bargained for.

Barn Yarns Trailer (1927)

20 March 1927

Felix tries to grub a meal at a diner but is chased away when he's sprayed with pepper. Next he chases a duck that he thinks will make a good meal, but the duck winds up saving Felix's life when he almost drowns in a pond.