How to Eat
6.0
1939
9m
Comedy
Humorist Robert Benchley discusses the issue of food and how different situations can affect one's ability to consume and digest food, using his stock everyman and slightly bumbling character Joe Doakes to dramatize such situations. Situations that can impede digestion include receiving bad news resulting in stress, being in love, and feeling scared. Snacking or nibbling between meals can ruins one's appetite at meal time. Having the correct posture while eating is important for digestion; finding the right posture can be difficult in certain circumstances, such as being on a picnic or eating in bed (specifically for men when using trays). Sharing tables with staring strangers may also impede digestion. And it's difficult to digest food when one can't get any of it.
Key Crew
Director
Roy Rowland
Cast (4)
Robert Benchley
Lecturer / Joe Doakes
Ruth Lee
Mrs. Joe Doakes
George Lessey
Toastmaster at Dinner
Forbes Murray
Joe's Dinner Guest
