Things We Can Do Without
Dec 05 1953
•0h 9m
•Comedy
A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble than the progress is worth.
Cast
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Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Dave O'Brien
Thaddeus E. Thud III
Dorothy Short
Mrs. Thud (uncredited)
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