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What Darwin Missed

What Darwin Missed

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Comedy

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Prof. Alonzo Bozzle, an eccentric zoologist, has taken up the study of evolution as promulgated by Darwin and is pondering especially on the idea that there is a "missing link." One night he dreams that he is an explorer and that he has just landed upon a foreign shore; he secures the aid of a mahout and an elephant to move his tent and belongings to the jungle, where he will take up the study of trying to find the "missing link."

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

25 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 August 1916

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joe Martin

Joe Martin

The Wise Oran-Outang

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Professor Alonzo Bozzle

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