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title: 'The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Thomas Hardie Chalmers'
released: '1928-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sex-life-of-the-polyp-1928'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019367/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)

1928 · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Sex Life of the Polyp is a 1928 short film written and performed by Robert Benchley, based on a routine he first did in 1922. The short, which was adapted from an essay by Benchley, documents a dim-witted doctor attempting to discuss the sex life of a polyp to a women's club. This was the second of Benchley's 46 comedy short films, with six made for Fox, one each for Universal Pictures and RKO Radio Pictures, 29 for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and nine for Paramount Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Thomas Hardie Chalmers](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-hardie-chalmers)
- **Producer:** [William Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fox-2)

## Cast

- [Robert Benchley](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benchley)

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