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Ten Little Jerry Boys

1926 Animation Comedy
9.0 / 10 · TMDB

The lid of a bottle of ink wobbles around a bit then falls out of the inkpot. Jerry climbs out. He salutes the audience. He stands on top of the inkpot, then jumps off the pot and points his hands at it. The inkpot disappears. Jerry walks along and multiplies, leaving a picture of himself repeating across the screen. Intertitle reads: "Ten little Jerry-boys standing in a line...." They all turn to look at the audience "..One weary pup soon got "fed up"..."

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Year 1926
Genre Animation, Comedy
Director Bert Bilby
Rating TMDB: 9.0/10 (1 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This early Hanna-Barbera short reveals the embryonic charm of their gag-driven storytelling, where magical whimsy meets playful repetition. Jerry's multiplying parade feels like a silent comedy sketch distilled into animated essence—a rhythmic study in visual humor.

What lingers after the inkpot vanishes is the delight in pure formal play, a precursor to the duo's later iconic works. It's a modest yet telling glimpse into animation's evolving language of laughter — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Bert Bilby

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A study in replication, silent-era sleight of hand, graphic playfulness.

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