Felix lands a job as a mascot for an umbrella salesman, and travels to the Arabian desert. They have a hard time selling umbrellas in the desert, until Felix makes a deal with a bird concerning a cloud above a convention of desert sheiks.
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Should you invest your time in a seven-minute silent cartoon from 1926? Short answer: yes, but only if you appreciate the foundational DNA of modern animation and can tolerate the cultural tropes of the roaring twenties.This film is for the animation historian and the fan of 'rubber hose' logic who finds joy in the imp...


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"Should you invest your time in a seven-minute silent cartoon from 1926? Short answer: yes, but only if you appreciate the foundational DNA of modern animation and can tolerate the cultural tropes of the roaring twenties.This film is for the animation historian and the fan of 'rubber hose' logic who finds joy in the impossible; it is definitely not for those who require a linear narrative or modern political correctness. While it lacks the narrative complexity of contemporary features, it offers ..."


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