Name: The Bookworm Turns
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy
Released: 1940-07-20
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Mel Blanc, Frank Elmquist, Kent Rogers

It's a 9 min MGM cartoon. Poe's Raven is going out of his mind thinking that he's not feeling well. He seeks the help of Dr. Jekyll. The Bookworm wants more excitement. Jekyll works to exchange Raven and Bookworm's brains. The Bookworm should be the protagonist and should start the show. The story meanders a bit with a bit of action. It could be better. All in all, the premise has potential but the plot needs some rewriting.

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Poe's Raven, not feeling well, goes in search of a doctor, and in a nearby book finds Dr. Jekyll. The doctor offers to transfer the bookworm's brain to the raven.

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