8 minutes of 1932 weirdness that'll make your TikTok feed look boring.
In this short film, Robert L. Ripley introduces narrator Leo Donnelly who presents various "Believe It or Not" oddities from around the world as gathered by Ripley. Segments include a NYC clothier that caters to very large men and circus elephant grooming. Vitaphone No. 1363.
Production
Genuine 1930s Vitaphone tech preserving ephemeral oddities.
Acting
Ripley's deadpan delivery sells the unbelievable.
Director
Alfred J. Goulding
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of Warner Bros.' Vitaphone series, early sound shorts shown before features when talkies were still novel.
Ripley's 'Believe It or Not' started as newspaper cartoons in 1918; this 1932 film captures the franchise at peak Depression-era escapism.
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