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.
Credits
The Romance of Digestion Cast
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Character |
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Robert Benchley
He was 47, 56 years old when he died
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as Joe Doakes |
The Romance of Digestion Crew
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Department |
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Robert Benchley as Writer. He was 47 (56) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Felix E. Feist as Director. He was 27 (55) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Felix E. Feist as Writer. He was 27 (55) years old when He died
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Writing |
