Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat

1977 · 24 min · Documentary

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

Directed by John Canemaker · Written by John Canemaker

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