How to Eat
ComedyShort
Benchley lectures on the problems that can adversely affect a person's digestion, such as experiencing certain emotions (anger, worry, love, fear) and snacking between meals.
Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Robert Benchley, Ruth Lee, George Lessey
Release Date
June 10, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Robert Benchley
as Lecturer
Ruth Lee
as Mrs. Joe Doakes
George Lessey
as Toastmaster at Dinner
Forbes Murray
as Joe's Dinner Guest
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Katherine Yorke
as Dinner companion
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Loew's
🏷️ Keywords
eatingsatire comedylecturefoodbanquet
🎯 Categories
ComedyShort
⭐ Featured Review
Short about different situations of how you loose your appetite
"This movie is about how different situations like things that make you nervous make you loose your appetite. It is kind of a pointless short that just states the obvious. I watched this short on the Turner Classic Movies web page...."
💡 Did You Know?
Released in 1939, during the tenth year of the Great Depression in the United States.
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📖 Synopsis
Benchley lectures on the problems that can adversely affect a person's digestion, such as experiencing certain emotions (anger, worry, love, fear) and snacking between meals.