Fox Movietone EntertainmentSex Life Of A Polyp (1928)

Short subject comedy with Robert Benchley

This item is part of the collection: Comedy Films

Producer: Fox Movietone Entertainment
Production Company: Fox Movietone
Audio/Visual: sound, B/W
Contact Information: www.oldb-movies.com

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: dubldeka - - April 20, 2008
Subject: Early sound film

Historical value only, or a laugh at the past.
The similarity of early sound clips to early telivision is evident. Confinement to small sets and lack of camera mobility aflict both.
The cameras were often in a sound proof room shooting through double glazed windows.
A giggle in its day but he's no Benny Hill.

Reviewer: Freddie Jaye - - April 18, 2008
Subject: couldn't get through it

I've read a lot of Robert Benchley's work, but never had a chance to see him on-screen. This film doesn't help me. It's really poor quality; background noise and hum on the soundtrack render Benchley's words very hard to hear unless the volume is turned way up.