Fala at Hyde Park

A gentle, chatty little travelogue that ambles through a famous estate with a dog as your guide, easy and pleasant to have on.

Directed by

Gunther von Fritsch

Starring

Pete Smith

Overview

The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this short. Smith provides the commenary and narration from Fala's "diary" as the dog visits his favorite places of interest at Hyde Park, the Roosevelt family's country estate in upper New York state. Any appearance of FDR, if there is one, in this January 19, 1946-release short is Archive Footage.

How it feels

Warm, light, whimsical and melancholic. Measured and fine in the background.

About

Nature, memory, isolation

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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