Believe It or Not (Second Series) #2

Believe It or Not (Second Series) #2 (1931)

** (out of 4)

Fair entry in the (second) series has Robert L. Ripley telling us about some strange things from right here in the U.S.. Well, first he tells us about a Japanese man who lived to be over three-hundred years old. When then head back to America where we see the largest house built out of decks of cards. Also on hand is the biggest typewriter in the world, which just happens to be located in Atlantic City and is 18ft. tall. We also get some real visual treats with the best coming at the end when we see a man rip a deck of cards in half with his bare hands only to do it again and again and again until he's ripped them so small that you can only see one small edge. This second entry gets back to the basics as we get some strange stories about some strange people and or places. The film is slightly entertaining, although it's certainly not the best in the series. All of the stories are hit and miss but the film runs a brief seven-minutes and it's worth sitting through just to see the cards being ripped up.