Jules White was spending some time at MGM when he was put in charge of this short about cold weather sports. Some of the gags are decrepit even for 1932 -- starting out in an orange grove and panning up to the snow-capped mountains above where people are at risk of freezing to death was used by Mack Sennett in 1912, before he founded Keystone, in WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED. The serious sections are well shot, but the way to handle them dates from the 19th century.
Fortunately, there's the snarky-voiced Pete Smith to offer comments on what we are watching. It's not as sarcastic as Pete would later become, but it keeps this short from being utterly boring and commonplace.
Fortunately, there's the snarky-voiced Pete Smith to offer comments on what we are watching. It's not as sarcastic as Pete would later become, but it keeps this short from being utterly boring and commonplace.