"A Pete Smith Specialty", this MGM short focuses on daredevil stunts, as captured by newsreel cameramen. Sound effects and Mr. Smith's amusing narrative ("Narrated and produced by a Smith named Pete") are added throughout. We begin with the relatively innocuous "Fat Ladies in Diving Competition". The action becomes more dangerous, but no one is shown getting hurt - from the looks of things, people had to have suffered serious injuries attempting some of these feats. "Cannonball Richards" is featured; the penultimate attraction, he takes a lot of hits to the stomach. Performing daredevil stunts for the camera is nothing new, this proves.
**** Crashing the Movies (1/28/50) Pete Smith ~ Pete Smith, Frank "Cannonball" Richards
**** Crashing the Movies (1/28/50) Pete Smith ~ Pete Smith, Frank "Cannonball" Richards