The Domineering Male

An MGM PETE SMITH SPECIALITY Short Subject.

While THE DOMINEERING MALE may think the romantic initiative is all his, it's often the female who's doing the real conniving.

This bit of typical Pete Smith zaniness takes a humorously cynical look at a wily woman's for-profit relationship with the man she intends to marry. The poor sap probably doesn't stand a chance...

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Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.