And Now Meet Sammy And Sausage - The Kartoon Kidlets In “Call Me Speedy“ (1930)

Joe Noble animation featuring the characters Sammy and Sausage. C/U of the cartoonists hand. Through stop frame animation we see a drawing take shape. A squiggly line straightens itself then the ink disappears back into the pen. Joe draws a small dog - Sausage. He barks and runs around. A blob of ink is placed on the paper. Sausage splashes in the puddle and the ink turns into a black character who says “You Tink Dat’s Funny?“ when some of the ink hits him in the face. Sausage laughs and says: “Sure! You should go on the movies.“ The man picks Sausage up and cuddles him affectionately, kissing him and jiggling him around. C/U of a sign: “Film Actors Wanted - Apply Pathe - Two Knocks.“ The man leads Sausage along by the hand. They walk into a room and the man turns on the light. Sausage appears from inside the man’s shirt. They notice a sign propped up against a camera which reads: “Gone to Tea.“ They look around. Another camera has a sign that reads: “Back in 20 mins.“ The man suggests: “Let