Shows two duck hunters in the Sacramento River Valley.Shows two duck hunters in the Sacramento River Valley.Shows two duck hunters in the Sacramento River Valley.
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Paul Gerard Smith
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Decent Documentary Short
Duck Hunters' Paradise (1933)
** 1/2
Harold Austin Documentary short from MGM takes us along as a husband and wife goes out to a lake in Sacramento Valley, CA to duck hunt. This place is known as a hunter's paradise because of all the thousands and thousands of ducks that are constantly in easy shot. If you are against animals being shot on screen then it's best to stay away from this short as countless ducks are shot. With the warning out of the way, this is a pretty entertaining short, which features some great shots of the thousands of ducks but it also features some pretty good narration by Paul Girard Smith. Smith actually reminded me of a future Smith, Pete, in the type of narration in order to get laughs.
I'm not sure if the two are related as I couldn't find anything on IMDb but there's no denying that their styles are similar. The actual photography here is rather rough around the edges and it's clear that the majority of the film was shot silent but fans of the genre should find enough here to stay entertained for just under ten minutes.
** 1/2
Harold Austin Documentary short from MGM takes us along as a husband and wife goes out to a lake in Sacramento Valley, CA to duck hunt. This place is known as a hunter's paradise because of all the thousands and thousands of ducks that are constantly in easy shot. If you are against animals being shot on screen then it's best to stay away from this short as countless ducks are shot. With the warning out of the way, this is a pretty entertaining short, which features some great shots of the thousands of ducks but it also features some pretty good narration by Paul Girard Smith. Smith actually reminded me of a future Smith, Pete, in the type of narration in order to get laughs.
I'm not sure if the two are related as I couldn't find anything on IMDb but there's no denying that their styles are similar. The actual photography here is rather rough around the edges and it's clear that the majority of the film was shot silent but fans of the genre should find enough here to stay entertained for just under ten minutes.
- Michael_Elliott
- Oct 21, 2009
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