Teddie, Piggie and Poll might not have gone down in history like Mickey Mouse, but here is a British answer to Disney's Steamboat Willie

Disney must have been quaking in his boots. With the all-American Mickey Mouse dominating the British screens the hunt was on for a British equivalent. Joe Noble had been animating since the early 1920s, and was a prime mover in bringing synchronised sound to cartoons. The temporary titles and lack of follow-up episodes is a sign that this effort fell somewhat short of the mark in both technique and tone.

Cartoon, featuring the Elstree Erbs - Teddie, Piggie and Poll, and Wanda, a wronged worm. Teddie goes fishing with a worm. The fish shoots the worm and uses it to play music. Piggie has his eyes on the polony in Poll's Polony Palace, but Poll shows off his strength with a punch ball. Teddie goes in training with a cow's udder and then enters Poll's shop. Teddie and Piggie march off with the beaten Poll and the polony, which they then eat.

Note - archive copy has placeholder titles at start of reel