Noble Cartoon No. 1 - Putting The Wind Up Winnie (1928)

Animation and live action. No title. Joe Noble the cartoonist stands by an easel. He has a large portfolio beside him labelled “Sketches“. He puts his foot up on a chair and scratches his head. Little zig zag animated thought beams come out of his head, then a speech bubble which reads: “Idea“. This turns into a mallet, an animated arm hits him on the head with the mallet. He looks surprised then holds up his finger. He goes to his sketches and lifts them onto the table. He pulls out a piece of paper. He puts on a hat which has a large tassel attached. This keeps getting in the way as he tries to sketch something. He draws a cartoon boy who we recognise as Sammy. A line drawing grows and turns into his cartoon dog buddy Sausage. They shake hands. Funny business ensues. We see Joe Noble holding up the piece of paper and the two characters are animated on this space as Joe watches. The two have a bit of a fight. Sausage says: “Come on, Mickey Walker“ as they both put up their dukes. There is