Laugh O Grams In Tommy Tuckers Tooth (1922)

Tommy Tucker s Tooth is a liveaction short film by Walt Disney at his shortlived LaughOGrams studio in Kansas City from 1922. The format was black and white, and without sound. The film was one of two commissioned by Kansas City Dentist Thomas B. McCrum. It earned the LaughOGram studio 500. It extols the virtue of regular tooth brushing through the story of two boys: Tommy Tucker and Jimmie Jones. Tommy cares for his teeth, while Jimmie does not. The film ends with advice on proper toothbrushing technique. In 1926 Disney made the followup short Clara Cleans Her Teeth, starring Walt s niece Marjorie Sewell Davis, after being contacted by McCrum again, who asked for a sequel.