The Clown and His Donkey

[1] It was his third known silhouette animated film, following The Sporting Mice (1909) and Votes for Women: A Caricature (1909).

[1] All of Armstrong's animated films were distributed by the Charles Urban Trading Company.

The film depicts a clown and his donkey performing circus tricks, juggling, and playing practical jokes.

[2] Charles Armstrong produced his animated films at the Cumberland Works in Kew.

The Clown and His Donkey may be making a "playful social point", but its primary purpose was to demonstrate Armstrong's "technical acumen".