The Happy Microbes (1909)

The Happy Microbes (1909) - Comedy Movies 4 minutes. A Bad Case, The Jolly Germs, The Merry Microbes. 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. social satire, silent film, political satire