Movie

Curious Contests (1950)

• NR
• November 11, 1950
• 9m

• Documentary

Overview

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a diaper on his child fastest wins), a fireman's ball (two teams of fire fighters use high-pressure water hoses to move a large ball to score goals), and a basket race (men run a footrace while balancing a "tower" of ten baskets on their heads).

Writers

Joe Ansen, Don Brodie

Starring

Pete Smith