Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Sport Slants (a.k.a. Sports Slants) and its follow-up “Sports Thrills” were a series of documentary film shorts produced by Warner Brothers and hosted by the top sports caster of the 1930s, Ted Husing. Each black & white film ran 8 to 9 minutes in length and covered three or four topics much like a newsreel. Bert Frank, who worked on Ripley’s Believe It or Not series for Warner, handled the editing at the Vitaphone studios in New York.Turner Classic Movies occasionally airs these, giving modern TV viewers a glimpse at the world of Depression Era sports.Specific dates listed below are the Film Daily reviews, close to the time of their release.Sport Slants #1 (June 14, 1931): wrestlers Frank Judson & Clevio Massimo / hockey with Lester Patrick & the NY Rangers / gymnasts Al Jochim & Adelaide Meyers / Buck Freeman & St. Johns (NY) basketballSport Slants #2 (August 1931): fencing with George Santelli & Norman Cohn (among others) / Dick Glendon and Columbia University rowingSport Slants #3 (November 22, 1931): sport of cricket / Long Island sailing regatta / polo in Westbury International FieldSport Slants #4 (released December 1931, reviewed 2-14-32): field hockey / soccer / Ireland hurlingSport Slants #5 (February 7, 1932): bowling & wrestling with Walter L. Richard & Joe FelcaroSport Slants #6-7 (skipped a number / March 27, 1932): boxers Tony Canzoneri & Teddy Martin / Ralph Greenleaf & other champions at billiardsSport Slants #8 (July 2, 1932): Greyhound racing / diving off Florida with Pete DesjardinsSport Slants #9 (July 9, 1932): Florida water sports / alligator wrestlingSport Slants #10 (July 19, 1932): Jai alai / deep sea fishingSport Slants #11 (August 9, 1932) features Olympic hopefulsSport Slants #12 (August 1932): cockfighting / catching swordfishSport Slants #13 (September 1932): champion child golfer / outboard motor & steeplechase racingSport Thrills #1 (September 24, 1932): Willard Rogers in ping-pong / swimmers Katherine Rawls & Eleanor Holm / Bill Heckman in handballSport Thrills #2 (October 1932, © January 3, 1933): more fishing / Scandinavian Skijoring / harness racingSport Thrills #3 (October 29, 1932): Pendleton, Oregon rodeo / bicyclesSport Thrills #4 (© February 13, 1933): silent film footage of past athletes including Annette KellermanSport Thrills #6 (© February 23, 1933): hunting game birdsSport Thrills #5 (© March 22, 1933): moose hunting / Irish Hurling"@en }
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- Sport_Slants abstract "The Sport Slants (a.k.a. Sports Slants) and its follow-up “Sports Thrills” were a series of documentary film shorts produced by Warner Brothers and hosted by the top sports caster of the 1930s, Ted Husing. Each black & white film ran 8 to 9 minutes in length and covered three or four topics much like a newsreel. Bert Frank, who worked on Ripley’s Believe It or Not series for Warner, handled the editing at the Vitaphone studios in New York.Turner Classic Movies occasionally airs these, giving modern TV viewers a glimpse at the world of Depression Era sports.Specific dates listed below are the Film Daily reviews, close to the time of their release.Sport Slants #1 (June 14, 1931): wrestlers Frank Judson & Clevio Massimo / hockey with Lester Patrick & the NY Rangers / gymnasts Al Jochim & Adelaide Meyers / Buck Freeman & St. Johns (NY) basketballSport Slants #2 (August 1931): fencing with George Santelli & Norman Cohn (among others) / Dick Glendon and Columbia University rowingSport Slants #3 (November 22, 1931): sport of cricket / Long Island sailing regatta / polo in Westbury International FieldSport Slants #4 (released December 1931, reviewed 2-14-32): field hockey / soccer / Ireland hurlingSport Slants #5 (February 7, 1932): bowling & wrestling with Walter L. Richard & Joe FelcaroSport Slants #6-7 (skipped a number / March 27, 1932): boxers Tony Canzoneri & Teddy Martin / Ralph Greenleaf & other champions at billiardsSport Slants #8 (July 2, 1932): Greyhound racing / diving off Florida with Pete DesjardinsSport Slants #9 (July 9, 1932): Florida water sports / alligator wrestlingSport Slants #10 (July 19, 1932): Jai alai / deep sea fishingSport Slants #11 (August 9, 1932) features Olympic hopefulsSport Slants #12 (August 1932): cockfighting / catching swordfishSport Slants #13 (September 1932): champion child golfer / outboard motor & steeplechase racingSport Thrills #1 (September 24, 1932): Willard Rogers in ping-pong / swimmers Katherine Rawls & Eleanor Holm / Bill Heckman in handballSport Thrills #2 (October 1932, © January 3, 1933): more fishing / Scandinavian Skijoring / harness racingSport Thrills #3 (October 29, 1932): Pendleton, Oregon rodeo / bicyclesSport Thrills #4 (© February 13, 1933): silent film footage of past athletes including Annette KellermanSport Thrills #6 (© February 23, 1933): hunting game birdsSport Thrills #5 (© March 22, 1933): moose hunting / Irish Hurling".
- Q17183562 abstract "The Sport Slants (a.k.a. Sports Slants) and its follow-up “Sports Thrills” were a series of documentary film shorts produced by Warner Brothers and hosted by the top sports caster of the 1930s, Ted Husing. Each black & white film ran 8 to 9 minutes in length and covered three or four topics much like a newsreel. Bert Frank, who worked on Ripley’s Believe It or Not series for Warner, handled the editing at the Vitaphone studios in New York.Turner Classic Movies occasionally airs these, giving modern TV viewers a glimpse at the world of Depression Era sports.Specific dates listed below are the Film Daily reviews, close to the time of their release.Sport Slants #1 (June 14, 1931): wrestlers Frank Judson & Clevio Massimo / hockey with Lester Patrick & the NY Rangers / gymnasts Al Jochim & Adelaide Meyers / Buck Freeman & St. Johns (NY) basketballSport Slants #2 (August 1931): fencing with George Santelli & Norman Cohn (among others) / Dick Glendon and Columbia University rowingSport Slants #3 (November 22, 1931): sport of cricket / Long Island sailing regatta / polo in Westbury International FieldSport Slants #4 (released December 1931, reviewed 2-14-32): field hockey / soccer / Ireland hurlingSport Slants #5 (February 7, 1932): bowling & wrestling with Walter L. Richard & Joe FelcaroSport Slants #6-7 (skipped a number / March 27, 1932): boxers Tony Canzoneri & Teddy Martin / Ralph Greenleaf & other champions at billiardsSport Slants #8 (July 2, 1932): Greyhound racing / diving off Florida with Pete DesjardinsSport Slants #9 (July 9, 1932): Florida water sports / alligator wrestlingSport Slants #10 (July 19, 1932): Jai alai / deep sea fishingSport Slants #11 (August 9, 1932) features Olympic hopefulsSport Slants #12 (August 1932): cockfighting / catching swordfishSport Slants #13 (September 1932): champion child golfer / outboard motor & steeplechase racingSport Thrills #1 (September 24, 1932): Willard Rogers in ping-pong / swimmers Katherine Rawls & Eleanor Holm / Bill Heckman in handballSport Thrills #2 (October 1932, © January 3, 1933): more fishing / Scandinavian Skijoring / harness racingSport Thrills #3 (October 29, 1932): Pendleton, Oregon rodeo / bicyclesSport Thrills #4 (© February 13, 1933): silent film footage of past athletes including Annette KellermanSport Thrills #6 (© February 23, 1933): hunting game birdsSport Thrills #5 (© March 22, 1933): moose hunting / Irish Hurling".