Fala at Hyde Park

1946 0h 11m EN

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this short. Smith provides the commenary and narration from Fala's "diary" as the dog visits his favorite places of interest at Hyde Park, the Roosevelt family's country estate in upper New York state. Any appearance of FDR, if there is one, in this January 19, 1946-release short is Archive Footage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pete Smith
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gunther von Fritsch
Writers: Herbert Morgan, Margaret Suckley
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0214685 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gunther von Fritsch directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0214685 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.