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 JerryCo. DogTrot. 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