The Domineering Male

The Domineering Male

The Domineering Male

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The Domineering Male

1940

0h 10m

6.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

6 members

Acting

Pete Smith

Narrator (voice)

Pete Smith

Acting

Barbara Bedford

Party Hostess (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Acting

Margaret Bert

Gertrude's Mother (uncredited)

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Acting

William Newell

Marriage Proposer (uncredited)

William Newell

Acting

Sally Payne

Gertrude 'Gertie' (uncredited)

Sally Payne

Acting

Ferris Taylor

Gertrude's Father (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor

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