Believe It or Not (Second Series) #10

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #10

1932 · 8 min · ★ 5.5 · Documentary

This omnibus of film clips include a Savanna golf course made from Civil War trenches, wooden Indians used ourside cigar stores, an American Indian artist from South Dakota who paints upside down, the smallest residence house, a Bronx River statue with mysterious Civil War origins, the Ocean Grove community in New Jersey that closes on Sundays and a futuristic automated parking garage. Vitaphone No. 1364.

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding

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Robert L. Ripley Self
Leo Donnelly Narrator (voice)

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