Hemo the Magnificent

TV Movie
1957
1h

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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An animated documentary about blood and the circulatory system. It was one of a series on bodily systems.An animated documentary about blood and the circulatory system. It was one of a series on bodily systems.An animated documentary about blood and the circulatory system. It was one of a series on bodily systems.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

301

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Richard Carlson

Mr. Fiction Writer

Frank Baxter

Dr. Research
(as Dr. Frank Baxter)

Mel Blanc

Squirrel
(voice)
(uncredited)
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June Foray

Deer
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Sterling Holloway

Lab assistant
(uncredited)

Marvin Miller

Hemo
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Director
- Frank Capra
Writer
- Frank Capra
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Trivia
Second of nine educational films produced by Bell Laboratories on the subjects of the sun, the human circulatory system, radioactivity, the weather, heredity, language, the oceans, the five senses, and time. Four of these films were directed by Frank Capra.These films were used regularly in classrooms since they were well produced and Bell Laboratories would supply 16mm copies of the films to schools free of charge. The films were criticized by Time Magazine as being "condescending", but embraced by nearly everyone else.

Quotes
Mr. Fiction Writer: Hemo is the Greek word for blood.
Lab assistant: Blood! Well, don't get any on you.
[laughs]

Connections
Featured in Gremlins (1984)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

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Vivid Memories - Why?

I also saw this movie in elementary school and can, to this day, recall facts about the heart and blood with the animated depiction. Why? Perhaps Capra was just that good at direction, but I think that the real reason was that this was before color TV was ubiquitous. Unlike today, when kids are constantly bombarded with video and sound, we had very little "multimedia" exposure. When we experienced it, it had a lasting impact. I defy my 11-year-old to remember what he saw just last night.