The Romance of Digestion

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Released March 13, 1937

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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.

Runtime

0h 8m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

The Romance of Digestion


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production Companies

  • logo for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    United States

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Posters

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