Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - There’s Many A Slip... (1926)

Animation featuring Jerry the Troublesome Tyke - a cartoon dog. A . production. We see the animator’s hand as he draws Jerry (Sid Griffiths?). Jerry is cycling along but the artist hasn’t drawn him a bike. Speech bubble comes out: “- Mr. Artist! What about the bike?“ A bike is drawn in. Jerry carries on cycling. There is moving landscape behind him. Suddenly a fire engine starts bringing up the rear. Jerry cycles along looking scared. The fire engine chases Jerry. They ring the bell and wave their arms. Jerry worries about getting a puncture. He rides his bike into a small wall and goes over the top. He sees stars. He yells after the firemen: “I hope the blinkin’ fire’s out when you get there!“ C/U of Jerry’s wrecked bike. Jerry climbs through someone’s window. He walks into the bedroom and goes over to the dressing table. He looks at himself in the mirror and laughs. He powders his nose and laughs. He sprays his nose with perfume and rolls his eyes. He notices an invitation on
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