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Let's Talk Turkey

Oct 28, 1939

0h 10m

★ 5.0

Overview

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her scowling family, and Abner has no idea how to proceed. The film's narrator has us cut away to the kitchen of chef M.O. Cullen who demonstrates the proper way to carve the bird, spoon out the stuffing, and lay out the platter. Back to Abner, who's missed Cullen's lesson, so he makes a fine mess. Can this marriage survive?

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Let's Talk Turkey Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

Pete Smith

Turkey Carving Expert

Max O. Cullen

Abner J. Poodlebeam

William Newell

Abner's Wife

Sally Payne

Little Otto

Tommy Bond

Abner's father-in-law

George Guhl

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