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Felix Doubles for Darwin (1924)

1924 · Animation · 11 min · dir. Pat Sullivan

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Synopsis

A famished Felix reads an advertisement telling of 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 the local animals. He angers a troop of monkeys by telling them why he's there (they're offended he would suggest they could be related to humans) and they chase him back through the cable to America.

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Details

Director
Pat Sullivan
Studio
Pat Sullivan Cartoons
Released
1924-03-14
Running time
11 minutes

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Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · A Planet Where Men Evolved from Monkeys?? · Christine Hennig · 2007-02-04

This one has a plot that’s farfetched even for a Felix cartoon. Felix agrees to go to Africa to find out if man evolved from monkeys, so he can split the reward money with a guy who tells him about a contest that pays money to whoever can find proof of evolution. So Felix sends himself by transatlantic cable to Africa (in a very clever sequence), where he discovers a “family tree” full of monkeys. The monkeys are offended by the idea that humans are their relatives and so they chase Felix back across the cable. This is an incredibly silly Felix, as you may deduce from this plot description…

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