The stark simplicity of the early Felix the Cat cartoons, created by Otto Messmer for the Pat Sullivan Studios starting in 1919, bring you back into the imaginative world of one's own childhood, where an object was transformed into something else (less so in modern times, where toys are big business, and the broomstick "horse" is a rarity). In Felix the Cat, it is an endless stream of transformation, and purely visual, although sound effects of "meows" and other noises are added.
It was the emergence of sound that drove the Sullivan Studio out of business in '33, because Sullivan misjudged its eventual popularity.

The drawings are almost primitive, but have fantastic energy, expressiveness and character, and in many instances are not "politically correct," a warning for those who get offended. Messmer of course went on to draw the comic strips of Felix, that mighty cat who has been a part of history in many ways, not only as a great comic creation, but Felix was Charles Lindbergh's lucky mascot on his famous flight, and Felix was also the very first image transmitted through television in 1936.
Anyone who likes early animation will love Otto Messmer's Felix. Sadly, Messmer is not given credit in the films, and total running time for this DVD is 61 minutes.

1: "Felix Woos Whoopee" (1928), an inebriated Felix stays too long at the dance hall, while his wife waits and paces, with rolling pin in hand. He starts to hallucinate on his way home, starting with the street lamp that takes on many forms.
2: "Felix in Forty Winks" (1929), Felix tries to get some sleep, and this is a marvelous example of the "noise tracks", as it starts with a chorus of yowling cats.
3: "Felix in Arabianantics" (1928), Felix finds a flying carpet, and it takes him on an Arabian journey. He trades the carpet in for a bag of jewels, which are stolen, and his expressive anger is marvelous. The soundtrack includes a jazzy version of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade."
4: "Felix in False Vases" (1929), Felix breaks his wife's vase, gets a dog to dig a deep hole (telling him there's a bone in it) and they both end up in China, so Felix can replace the vase, with many adventures along the way.
5: "Felix in Futuritzy" (1928), here Felix meets Professor Whoozit!
6: "Felix in Skulls and Sculls" (1930), this has a slightly different style, and is very creatively drawn, and there's a mouse that looks a lot like the early Mickey.
7: "Felix in Outdoor Indore" ( 1928), Felix takes the stripes from a tiger, in this trip to India.