Believe It or Not #10 (1931)

This entry in the Believe It or Not series finds Mr. Ripley aboard a U.S. naval ship speaking to a group of sailors. The film he shows them includes items on a Mr. Curt Thompson, a blind telephone operator, and John R. Voorhees, who, at age 102, has voted 81 times since his 21st birthday. The finale is a demonstration of skill by Otto Reiselt, the three-cushion billiards champion.

Released July 5, 1931 7 min 7+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.trivia, tmdb.real-facts, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.oddity, imdb.centenarian, aspectratio.1-37-1 + 8 more, imdb.trick-shot, imdb.telephone-operator, imdb.billiards, imdb.ship, imdb.u-s-navy, imdb.blind-man, imdb.sailor, imdb.blindness