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Otto Messmer
Director 1892 - 1983

Otto Messmer

Union City, New Jersey, USA

American animator, best known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and popularity of Felix is a matter of ongoing dispute, particularly as he only laid his claim to the... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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Comicalamities

Comicalamities

Otto Messmer 1928 8m

Comicalamities' starts with a hand drawing an incomplete Felix the cat. Felix is not satisfied with the result so he goes to a man who can fix him (finish his body and give him his black color).

Felix Follows the Swallows

Felix Follows the Swallows

Otto Messmer 1925 4.0

Winter in his hometown is too cold for Felix, especially after having to put up with a bothersome snowball-throwing boy and his dog, so Felix decides to build some wings and fly south to the warmer tropical jungles. Even there, though, he doesn't get any peace, as he comes up against cannibals, an angry monkey and an elephant.

Felix in Hollywood

Felix in Hollywood

Otto Messmer 1923 9m

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.

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