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Flatulence in Film - when was the first?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33145points) May 5th, 2016

I always thought that Blazing Saddles was the first film to feature flatulence as a plot device, but last night I ran across an old Abbott and Costello film where gurgling stomachs (and similar sounds) played a role.

Sure, there have been many films since (A Million Ways to Die in the West being a recent example) that feature flatulence. But how far back does the genre go?

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Pachy's avatar

The first gurgling stomach in a movie I recall was Bogart’s in “African Queen” (1951). It’s a short, amusing scene

ucme's avatar

Gone with the wind?

ragingloli's avatar

tropic thunder

janbb's avatar

Gaslight?

ucme's avatar

Forrest Pump

Coloma's avatar

I remember being 13 or so when “Blazing Saddles” was released. A friends dad took us and he was quite proper, the fart scene was very embarrassing for all of us. lol

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHkFZ-nG4Y

rojo's avatar

Shakespeare, A Comedy of Errors
Dromio says:

A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind
Aye, and break it in your face, so he break it not behind.

Brian1946's avatar

The earliest movie that I’ve seen with a fart scene is Fellini’s Satyricon, which was released in 1970.

elbanditoroso's avatar

@Brian1946 – forgot that one – I saw it during college, but not since.

filmfann's avatar

I would guess The Private Life Of Henry VIII Made in 1933, it is only three years into the sound era.
I remember King Henry pausing in the hall, before entering a woman’s bed chamber, shifting his legs, and you can hear him pass gas.

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