Believe It or Not #1 (1930)
Robert L. Ripley first shows the very first cartoon of his, published in newspapers 8 years earlier. He then proceeds with various oddities, first introducing a woman who can read aloud 8 words a second. He demonstrates this by giving her a 200-word tract she reads in 24 seconds. Next a woman telephones to question his assertion that you can walk through a hole in a cigarette paper, but he demonstrates how when she arrives. Other oddities follow. Vitaphone No. 1005.
Director: Murray Roth
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 9 min
Release Date: April 30, 1930
Cast
Language: English
Original Language: en
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- What is Believe It or Not #1 about?
- Robert L. Ripley first shows the very first cartoon of his, published in newspapers 8 years earlier. He then proceeds with various oddities, first introducing a woman who can read aloud 8 words a second. He demonstrates this by giving her a 200-word tract she reads in 24 seconds. Next a woman telephones to question his assertion that you can walk through a hole in a cigarette paper, but he demonstrates how when she arrives. Other oddities follow. Vitaphone No. 1005.
- Who directed Believe It or Not #1?
- Believe It or Not #1 was directed by Murray Roth.
- Who stars in Believe It or Not #1?
- Believe It or Not #1 stars Robert L. Ripley.
- How long is Believe It or Not #1?
- Believe It or Not #1 has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
- What genre is Believe It or Not #1?
- Believe It or Not #1 is a Documentary film.