Reducing 72 years old

Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony of enduring the dieting and weight-losing programs and exercises is compounded by the usual food-and-sweets temptations.

Credits

Reducing Cast

Name Character
Pete Smith as Narrator (voice)
Dave O'Brien He was 39, 57 years old when he died as Man on Bench (uncredited)
Maxine Gates She was 34, 73 years old when she died as Maggie Mishmosh (uncredited)

Reducing Crew

Name Department
Leonid Vasian as Art Direction. He was 50 (71) years old when He died Art
Arthur Marx as Screenplay. He was 30 (89) years old when He died Writing
Arthur Marx as Original Story. He was 30 (89) years old when He died Writing
Dave O'Brien as Director. He was 39 (57) years old when He died Directing
Dave O'Brien as Screenplay. He was 39 (57) years old when He died Writing
Dave O'Brien as Original Story. He was 39 (57) years old when He died Writing
Walter Lundin as Cinematography. He was 59 (62) years old when He died Crew
Pete Smith as Producer. Production
Reducing (72 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 22, 1952
  • Runtime: 8 minutes