The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas is parodied as being the Harvard/Yale regatta). The second part parodies silent movies with a film called "Minnie the Pretzel Twister" starring 'Cynthia Goosefeather.'
Jules White
Director
Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Theodore Lorch
Mortimer the Foreman (uncredited)
The Tramp65%
Louis C.K.: Hilarious78%
Red Hot Riding Hood72%
Pretty Persuasion58%
The Flying Car67%
Jimmy Carr: Comedian76%
The Wedding Year59%
Bone Bandit61%
Die Hart59%
The Bank63%
The Slammin' Salmon58%
The '?' Motorist65%
Perfect Day69%
Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs68%
Silent Movie65%
The Three Stooges58%
Eddie Murphy Raw72%
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale68%
Driver's Ed67%
My Wife's Relations62%
