Movie Description
The Romance of Digestion
(1937)Overview
A brief, illustrated lecture on digestion. Aburdist humor is the hallmark of this pseudo-scientific description of biting, chewing, swallowing, and digesting food. The on-screen narrator begins with teeth, "little sentinels" as he calls them, and the tongue. Then it's on to the stomach: he describes the stomach's workings as if it were an office or a factory. He uses an illustration of the side view of a human torso, with mouth, esophagus, and stomach visible, saying it's a photograph of a man with a visible digestive tract.
Featured Crew
- Director : Felix E. Feist
- Writer : Felix E. Feist,Robert Benchley
- Cast : Robert Benchley
Cast
Joe Doakes
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Facts
Original TitleThe Romance of Digestion
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-03-13
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 08m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy






















