Felix tries for a big money prize for the first solo flight to Timbucktoo. He makes a plane out of a barrel, flies over and under the ocean, fighting off sea creatures.
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Is The Non-Stop Fright worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but with significant caveats that demand a specific kind of viewer. This early animated short is an essential, if often baffling, watch for animation historians and those with an appreciation for the wild, untamed imagination of the silent era, but it will...

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Otto Messmer

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"Is The Non-Stop Fright worth watching today? Short answer: yes, but with significant caveats that demand a specific kind of viewer. This early animated short is an essential, if often baffling, watch for animation historians and those with an appreciation for the wild, untamed imagination of the silent era, but it will likely frustrate modern audiences seeking narrative coherence or sophisticated character arcs. This film works because: Its boundless, uninhibited imagination and pioneering s..."


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