Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss

In this 1926 animated short, Felix the Cat is no longer just a wandering trickster; he is a feline mercenary hired to safeguard a local cheese emporium. The establishment is under siege by a trio of mice whose culinary ambitions far exceed their diminutive stature. When Felix successfully thwarts their local heist through a series of physics-defying maneuvers, the mice don't just retreat—they emigrate. Seeking the legendary dairy reserves of Switzerland, the rodents flee across the globe, leading Felix on an intercontinental pursuit. The narrative transforms from a domestic skirmish into a surrealist travelogue, where the Alpine landscape becomes a playground for Felix’s signature anatomical shapeshifting and Otto Messmer’s jagged, high-contrast visual wit.