The Bookworm Turns(1940)
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.
Movie: The Bookworm Turns
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Raven / Dr. Jekyll / Giant Bookworm (voice) (uncredited)
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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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1940-07-20
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