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7.0

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/36/

3.8

/3954/

A dance of shapes. A title card tells us this is an experiment in conveying the mental images of music in a visual form. Liszt's "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" is the music. The shapes, all two-dimensional, are circles primarily, with some squares and rectangles, and a few triangles. The shapes move rhythmically to the music: receding from view or moving across the screen. Red circles on a blue background; light blue squares; white rectangles. Then, a red background of many circles with a few in the foreground. Red gives way to blue then to white. Shapes reappear as Liszt's themes re-occur. Then, with a few staccato notes and images, it's over.

poster

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38

7.7

/1505/

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/17/

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/50/

3.6

/1272/

Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks. Jerry puts up with a little of this, but mostly gets revenge on Tom.

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24

7.2

/616/

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/25/

64

/27/

3.5

/726/

The truant officer is after Screwy Squirrel for not going to school.

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68

21

6.9

/598/

70

/20/

63

/21/

3.5

/763/

A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....

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17

6.8

/441/

71

/16/

60

/21/

3.2

/556/

To prove he's a true Indian Brave, Big Heel-Watha decides to catch a squirrel - but wouldn't you know it; Screwy Squirrel is the first one he sees...

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13

6.2

/460/

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/4/

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/16/

3.3

/438/

Tom and Jerry are taking a cruise when Tom decides to go surfing. He has problems with a shark and a rather tenacious starfish.

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63

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7.1

/122/

60

/1/

60

/5/

A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner, and then later various other couples. We start with steps imported from other dances, like the waltz, then sped up. Next Walsh and his partner show some basic steps, but the movements are too swift for the narrator to describe them or the viewer to learn how to do them. By the end, various couples (all but a pair of briefly-seen children are white), including some comic ones, give a high-speed demonstration as the music rocks and swings. These are hep cats. Pete Smith's narration is full of slang.

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6.7

/75/

80

/1/

Story of Colonial American David Bushnell, inventor of the submarine and depth charge.

poster

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5.8

/70/

60

/1/

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

poster

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5.8

/37/

We visit Martin Block at his studio desk at 11:30 AM at the height of his popularity as a disk jockey, when more than 400 radio stations carried his show. Block opens the show with Freddie Martin's first big hit, "Tonight We Love," an adaption of a Tchaikovsky piano concerto; he dedicates it to a listener in Wyoming, and we see her daydreaming as she listens. Then Keenan Wynn stops in for a chat, asking Block about being a DJ. Between bits of conversation with Wynn, Block plays three more Martin records, including "Cumana," and we see the band in action.

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6.3

/21/

80

/2/

Five years after he narrated STRIKES AND SPARES, Pete Smith returns to the subject of bowling with two pros: Andy Varipapa, who threw some trick shots in the earlier movie and Ned Day, who demonstrates proper form and technique.

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6.7

/76/

Documentary short film depicting the life, geography, and historical aspects of the nation of Colombia, focusing on life in Barranquilla. Marketplaces, fortifications, and shipping facilities are shown, and a brief précis of the derivation of the population is given. The defensive battlements of Cartagena are also described.

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7.2

/54/

This MGM short provides brief glimpses of over sixty screen actors and actresses, all whom started in silent films.

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6.6

/83/

70

/1/

60

/1/

A look at whether Napoleon Bonaparte indeed died on the island of St. Helena in 1821.

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6.7

/78/

50

/1/

A look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million people. After a quick reference to its history, we see its rice paddies, markets, and fishing. Rice is a cash crop, and the distribution of wealth, according to the narrator, is the most equal in the world. Girls dance at the temples, from age four to fourteen. Each community has its orchestra and often a popular dancer. We watch Gigi and his back-up musicians. On the shore, tourists are just beginning to discover Bali's beauty.

poster

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6.7

/55/

60

/1/

40

/1/

Venezuela was one of the first countries in South America to break away from its Spanish colonial rule, and in spite of it remains one of the most developed countries on the continent. Much of this history is due to the great South American liberator, Simón Bolivar, with many monuments and historic sites dedicated to his memory. The country's Spanish heritage is evident in its culture and in its peoples. This travelogue of Venezuela begins in the port city of La Guaira, one of the stops on Christopher Columbus' new world route. From there, the trip goes on land by motor car over the mountains to the cosmopolitan city of Caracas, capital of the country. From there, the journey heads to the countryside to present the country's vast resources and agriculture, with sugar cane being one of the main crops. The country is dotted with lakes, with Lake Valencia being one of the most well known.

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6.5

/69/

This Traveltalks short emphasizes the Spanish heritage and the oldest permanent settlement in the United States. An ostrich alligator farm is also visited.

poster

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6.3

/84/

50

/1/

Ice skating is becoming a more and more popular activity, especially with ice arenas making it possible to skate in warmer climes and ice shows bringing the beauty of figure skating to the masses. For the novice skater just learning, there will be the inevitable bumps and falls. New skaters learn that their skate blades have an inside and outside edge. Basics they learn are how to glide properly and how to stop. Most maneuvers conducted by figure skaters are based on figure eights, figure threes and loops. Other areas of the arts and entertainment mesh with figure skating, such as music, fashion and dance. The most famous professional revue, the Ice Follies, incorporates many other aspects of entertainment into their show beyond the basic ice skating.

poster

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5.2

/54/

10

/1/

This Traveltalks short focuses on the city's preservation of the architecture, apparel, and customs of the antebellum South.

poster

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5.6

/22/

In this episode of the Musical Merry-Go-Round we get music from Frankie Carle and His Orchestra and Marjorie Hughes.

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7.2

/8/

A 19th century French schoolmaster gives his last lesson before the occupying Germans take over the village and the school.

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5.3

/52/

Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.

poster

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6.2

/64/

55

/2/

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass production techniques to the USA in the late 18th century.

poster

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6.3

/94/

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

poster

65

?

7.0

/113/

60

/2/

The gang is going fishing and wants to get an early start, but they end up causing all sorts of problems for the passengers of a city bus.

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5.3

/34/

This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

poster

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4.9

/61/

60

/1/

The kids are frustrated about the hardships they must face because of the war. So, the Our Gang kids put on a show to help them learn from Benjamin Franklin about being responsible citizens.

poster

60

?

6.1

/112/

60

/1/

A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

poster

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6.3

/49/

80

/1/

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget for their plans to get married. His budget, alas, does not include nor anticipate the plans of Sally and her parents. This short was reissued in June of 1950 to be shown as a trailer with 1950's "Father of the Bride" and some sources think this short was made for that express purpose and date it as a 1950 film.

poster

67

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6.8

/103/

70

/1/

63

/3/

Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.

poster

59

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5.5

/121/

65

/2/

In Chinese culture, live theater performances are attended by all classes of society. This short shows a performance of "The Rainbow Pass," a tale of a wife who challenges her husband's murderer to combat.

poster

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6.9

/67/

60

/1/

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number 7 affects a student accused of theft charges. The second segment shows that a person's doodles can reveal personality traits. The final segment shows why certain items are on men's suits, such as lapels.

poster

68

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6.7

/155/

70

/2/

A travelogue celebrating the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition and highlighting its exhibition of classical paintings and stunning lighting effects.

poster

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5.3

/93/

60

/1/

The Deacon is on his way to church in the Deep South and sees a brother from the congregation setting out to do some Sunday fishing. The preacher advises the fisherman that he will not be catching any fish on the Sabbath, as the fish are having their own underwater camp-meeting.

poster

56

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5.8

/248/

60

/1/

51

/6/

The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

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6.0

/38/

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage, waking up in the morning, and going to the movies.

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62

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6.0

/124/

45

/5/

72

/5/

The narrator's voice tells of John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and prepares to go to work. However, a few interruptions, including thinking for a moment that he sees a woman's body in his bed, having his car key not work, and thinking he hears his mother calling, delay his departure from home by almost a minute. When tragedy strikes close by, John revisits the morning's events. A phone call from his brother in Chicago confirms how odd this morning is. Did John experience telepathy or was it all coincidence? If radio waves can carry a communication, why not a mother's love?

poster

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5.6

/85/

60

/1/

55

/2/

This short film applies the prophecies of Nostradamus to events of World War II.

poster

58

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5.6

/106/

60

/2/

Since Froggy was born on Leap Year Day, he's upset that he only gets a birthday party once every four years. So, the gang decide to have a surprise party for him.

poster

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6.0

/96/

60

/2/

60

/1/

Mickey's mom is about to give birth, but he gets worried when he reads that every fourth child born is Chinese. Spanky and the gang then visit a Chinese friend and learn that kids are kids, no matter where they are from.

poster

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5.6

/75/

70

/1/

30

/2/

This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different "chapters" of the work, relevant excerpts from MGM films show the history of America. The chapters are: 1) Birth of Freedom; 2) The Land Divided; 3) Coming of Age: 4) Land of the Free. At the end, a chorus sings a patriotic exhortation. (Written by David Glagovsky)

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6.5

/73/

90

/1/

Another entry in MGM's TravelTalks series with James A. FitzPatrick. This time we visit Mexico, which was a popular destination for this series since it traveled there many times. We see the Bandero Monument which was built to highlight Mexico's flag. Also seen are Lake Chapala, Rio Grande art, music and romance. Also shown is "pole dancing" from native Indians.

poster

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5.5

/22/

Disc Jockey Martin Block talks with and plays music by Tex Beneke

poster

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6.0

/61/

60

/1/

Our Gang's dog, Rover, gets to audition for a movie studio.

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64

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6.2

/132/

60

/1/

70

/3/

This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre. We see the street leading to the theatre transformed to suggest a garden that might be seen in a French palace. This includes the placement of trees and other foliage, as well as large statues along the route. Grandstands are set up so fans can see their favorite stars as they arrive for the premiere. Finally, the proverbial "galaxy of stars" arrives in their limousines. Fanny Brice and Pete Smith make remarks at the microphone set up on the carpet outside the theatre.

poster

39

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5.7

/107/

20

/2/

40

/1/

During the American Civil War, General Ulysses Grant carries out the 'Tennessee Plan,' which involves stopping the Confederate supply line on the Tennessee River. This proved to be a vital action for the North in its push south...

poster

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6.2

/46/

60

/1/

A Pete Smith short that deals with the newly-created 3-D process.

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5.2

/64/

10

/1/

This "tabloid musical" short showcases bandleader Dick Winslow and singer Veola Vonn in a plot similar to O'Henry's "The Cop and the Anthem."

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