This short shows various curiosities of people and nature across the United States, in the style of the "Believe It or Not" series. Among the dozen subjects are Milwaukee's Monkey Island; a boy in Salt Lake City who wrestles with his pet lion; a tree that grows out of a courthouse's stone roof; a well shaft in Pennsylvania that freezes in summer and melts in cold weather; and the town crier of Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Ira Genet
United States
Is it worth your time? If you like those old black-and-white shorts that play before a main feature, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. It’s for people who enjoy history when it’s a bit messy and weird. If you need a cohesive narrative or high-budget polish, you’re going to hate every second of it. It’s essential...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
E.M. Newman
Hal Roach
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"Is it worth your time? If you like those old black-and-white shorts that play before a main feature, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. It’s for people who enjoy history when it’s a bit messy and weird. If you need a cohesive narrative or high-budget polish, you’re going to hate every second of it. It’s essentially a listicle on film. Ray Saunders guides us through these curiosities with that specific, slightly frantic narrator energy you only find in mid-century shorts. It reminded me a b..."
1920 · IMDb 6.3
Hal Roach
