Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - His Birthday (1925)

Animation. Curtains open to reveal “Jerry the Troublesome Tyke“ with speech bubble: “Hold on a minute - I’m next!“. Then title card comes up. . production. Cartoon drawing of a birthday cake. Live action of cartoonist (Sid Griffiths) sitting down at his drawing board. He looks at the cartoon and says: “I never drew THAT!“. Cake turns into Jerry holding a sign that says “Many happy returns“. Cut to artist, Intertitle reads: “Thanks very much, but it’s not MY birthday!“. Jerry throws away the sign and says, “No, but it is going to be mine!“. Artist talks to the cartoon: “What do you want for a birthday present?“. Jerry thinks about it and decides that he wants a gramophone. Artist draws him a gramophone. Jerry goes over and cranks the record player up. C/U of the record. Label reads: “Pathe Record. “Let’s All Go To Jerry-Co“. Dog-Trot“. Turntable turns, needle put on to record and cartoon notes come out of the gramophone horn. Jerry has a boogie with a big smile on his face. Ar