Felix Doubles For Darwin (1924) | Felix The Cat Tries To Prove Evolution

FELIX DOUBLES FOR DARWIN is an American animated silent short film featuring Felix the Cat and released on March 15, 1924. It was directed by Otto Messmer who also did the animation.
A famished Felix reads an ad for a large reward for anyone that can give proof for the theory of evolution. He hurries to South Africa via Transatlantic Cable and interacts with a troop of monkeys who he angers.
The creation of Felix has been disputed and both Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer are credited as Felix’s creators. Messmer was an American cartoonist and the lead animator at Sullivan’s studio, which produced the Felix cartoons.
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