Crashing the Movies

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a pane of glass, a car being driven up a ramp and crashing on top of other cars, a human loop-the-loop, and a man who has a cannonball shot at his abdomen at close range.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

8 minutes

Year:

1950

Director:

Dave O'Brien

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast:
Pete Smith

Narrator (voice)

Frank Richards

Himself (as 'Cannonball' Richards)

Crew:
Joseph Dietrick

Editor

Pete Smith

Producer

Joe Ansen

Writer

Dave O'Brien

Director