Bobby and the Hypnotic Eye
"One glance from the hypnotic eye."
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About this film
Young Bobby falls under the spell of a hypnotic eye in this 1919 animated short, with gags built around trance, obedience, and comic reversal typical of silent-era cartoon experimentation.
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About the production
Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
American animation studios in 1919 produced numerous one-reel shorts for program bills alongside live-action comedy.
Why this film matters
The title survives in animation catalogs as an example of period hypnosis gags in early cartoons.
Making of
Open sources chiefly list credits.
What critics said
Sparse contemporary documentation; archivists list the short among obscure 1919 animated releases.
Did you know?
- 1919 animated short listed in public catalogs.
What audiences thought
Audience documentation for Bobby and the Hypnotic Eye is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.
Film restoration
Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bobby%20and%20the%20Hypnotic%20Eye%20(1919).webm