This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big Pines L.A.
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Is it worth your time? If you have exactly ten minutes and a strange craving for black-and-white footage of people falling over in the snow, sure. It’s for the folks who get a kick out of old-school newsreels and that specific, upbeat mid-century narration style. If you are looking for actual plot or anything that isn'...
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"Is it worth your time? If you have exactly ten minutes and a strange craving for black-and-white footage of people falling over in the snow, sure. It’s for the folks who get a kick out of old-school newsreels and that specific, upbeat mid-century narration style. If you are looking for actual plot or anything that isn't just people sliding downhill, you will probably hate it. The whole thing starts in these sunny California orchards, which feels like a total bait-and-switch. Then, suddenly, we’..."
