Whys and Otherwise
About Whys and Otherwise
Felix the Cat comes home late from a nightclub. His wife, holding a rolling pin, wants an explanation. He tells her three stories, each less likely than the last. The silent title is Whys and Other Whys. Whys and Otherwise is the title of the sound reissue. Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan are the directors credited on Wikidata.
Cast & crew
More about Whys and Otherwise
Wikidata dates a publication of 27 November 1927. No running time is printed on the English Wikipedia introduction. A Commons file uses the silent title.
Themes
Making
Messmer builds the cartoon as a frame and three lies. Felix’s night out is only the excuse that starts the drawing.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons under the silent title.
Notes
- The rolling pin is the wife’s, not a prop in one of the excuses.
- The three tales get more absurd as he goes.
- The sound reissue renamed the short. The 1927 release was silent.
- No voice cast is listed, as expected for the silent cartoon.
Scenes
- Felix comes in late and finds the rolling pin.
- Each story he tells is wilder than the one before.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Whys And Other Whys (1927).webm)
