An MGM PETE SMITH SPECIALITY Short Subject.
The humorous FILM ANTICS of infants & young animals are screened.
This brief film, narrated by the wacky Pete Smith delivers some genuine laughs for the viewer. It's always fun to watch tiny tykes and here we get to see them parade, box, get diapered and become involved in a few daredevil stunts which today would get their parents quickly arrested. The small animals are cute, too, especially the baby bruins.
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Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
