Peter Roberts

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Black Cats and Broomsticks
5.3
Superstitions are examined in the context of mid-20th century America. Walking under ladders, spilt salt, stepping on cracks, haunted houses, voodoo dolls, and such are used to illustrate the widespread belief in the supernatural.
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We Never Sleep
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We Never Sleep

Jan 01, 1956
A short documentary about the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the oldest private detective company in the United States.
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The Merchandise Mart
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The Merchandise Mart

Apr 27, 1956
Documentary short about the Chicago landmark building where thousands of products are displayed for buyers, wholesalers, and tourists.
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Tale of a Trotter
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Tale of a Trotter

Dec 31, 1956
This short follows the life of a harness racehorse named "Spunky" from foal, through training, to the finish of his first race at Yonkers Raceway.
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White Peril
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White Peril

Dec 07, 1956
This RKO Pathé Screenliner show members of the 'snow patrol' at work in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. At designated places, they measure snowfall and take core samples of the snow and measure its weight and density. They also measure river currents in relation to the snowfall. The data is used by the U.S. Geological Survey to help determine how the water runoff in the spring will translate into supplies of fresh water.
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Emergency Doctor
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Emergency Doctor

Jun 21, 1956
This short follows a big city ambulance emergency crew, which sometimes includes a medical doctor, to car crash sites, fires, construction mishaps, a D.O.A., and the delivery of a baby.
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Her Honor, the Nurse
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Her Honor, the Nurse

Jan 06, 1956
This RKO-Pathe Screenliner short looks at the duties of the modern nurse. The story tracks the education of a student nurse as she works toward graduation and shows the earning of her cap during her student days, in retrospect. At the beginning, she wears the Student Nurse uniform dress and apron only, with no cap. She appears later in the movie as a more experienced Senior student with her cap already wearing a stripe. This was frequently done in the three year hospital programs to differentiate the Junior level students from the Seniors, more experienced and closer to Graduation. The capping ceremony illustrated shows the bare headed students receiving their plain white cap, and addressing it as something from her past that she will remember fondly.
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Canadian Carnival
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Canadian Carnival

Nov 25, 1955
Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a Carnival Queen.
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Gym College
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Gym College

Sep 30, 1955
In this Sportscope series entry, members of the Florida State University gymnastics team demonstrate their athletic skills.
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Canadian Lancers
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Canadian Lancers

Mar 16, 1956
This Sportscope short shows youngsters (8 years old and up) training at the Junior Bengal Lancers riding school in Halifax. Later they demonstrate their skills at a celebration in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Six-year-old Heather Cameron, who is too young to be a student, is named official mascot of the unit.
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Wild Water
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Wild Water

Jan 01, 1957
This Sportscope short focuses on the sport of kayaking.
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Dirt Track Racing
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Dirt Track Racing

May 16, 1957
This RKO Sportscope entry introduces the viewer to the sport of speedway, a type of motorcycle racing, in post-World War II Vienna.
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Cave Explorers
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Cave Explorers

Jan 01, 1957
This Sportscope short documentary takes a look at a group of Austrian speleologists who explore a newly-discovered cave.
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Tanbark and Turf
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Tanbark and Turf

Aug 05, 1955
This short film takes the viewer on a tour through the world of harness racing and show horses.
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