Wild and Woolley (1931)
*** (out of 4)
Early Pete Smith short shows us what goes on at a rodeo where we see cowboys trying to break wild horses as well as trying to stay on the bulls. As far as information goes, this film offers some nice trivia but I think most will be shocked or turned off by some of the violence in the movie. There are some pretty ugly scenes involving the horses that I'm sure PETA members would throw a fit about. I'm certainly not a member but a few of these scenes struck me as cruel especially one where a horse gets caught on the gate and pretty violently hurts itself. What really sticks out in this short is the brilliant cinematography that captures all the action. A lot of slow motion is used so you can really see what's going on and the filming is downright brilliant and contains some of the best work I've seen from an early film.