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The Happy Microbes
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The Happy Microbes

1909-04-19 · 4 min · ★ 4.5

Comedy · Animation

A scientist has acquired a microscope and is showing it off to his friend. He takes various body samples - hair, phlegm, etc. - and puts them under the microscope. The "microbes" coalesce and form different shapes, creating caricatures of various people, such as mothers-in-law and drunks. These animated characters goof around in traditional cartoon fashion.

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Directors
Émile Cohl
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Société des Etablissements Gaumont (FR)
Countries
France
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