The Adventures Of Sammy And Sausage - 9 - Onion Is Strength! (1928)

Joe Noble animation featuring Sammy and Sausage - a cartoon dog. A mixture of live action and animation. Sammy and Sausage are fooling around - kicking each other and doing somersaults. C/U of Joe Noble sitting at his drawing board smoking a cigarette. Sammy says “Wonder what’s up with the boss to-day?“ Sausage is dressed up as Sherlock Holmes with a deer stalker and magnifying glass. He walks backwards and forwards. “Hey! Sherlock, there’s a clue on the floor, an old letter.“ The letter (amongst lots of cigarette butts) reads as follows: “Joseph, I love another and I am sending back the presents you promised me, Yours etc. Lulu.“ Sausage says “No time to lose, my dear Jotson. We must examine his heart for cracks at once!“ Sammy walks over to Joe and says “Put a jerk in it Jotson“ He then says “Open your mouth and shut your eyes.“ Joe opens his mouth wide. C/U of Sammy looking inside Joe’s mouth. He jumps inside “GOAL“ Joe pulls a face. The next intertitle is unreadable due to decomposit