Peter Roberts Movies
- 1955
Tanbark and Turf
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This short film takes the viewer on a tour through the world of harness racing and show horses.
- 1957
Cave Explorers
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This Sportscope short documentary takes a look at a group of Austrian speleologists who explore a newly-discovered cave.
- 1956
Her Honor, the Nurse
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This RKO-Pathe Screenliner short looks at the duties of the modern nurse. The story tracks the education of a student nurse as she works toward...
- 1956
We Never Sleep
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A short documentary about the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the oldest private detective company in the United States.
- 1955
Black Cats and Broomsticks
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Superstitions are examined in the context of mid-20th century America. Walking under ladders, spilt salt, stepping on cracks, haunted houses, voodoo...
- 1970
The Revolt In Iraq
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- 1957
Sportsmen at Work
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This short film focuses on how conservationists endeavor to protect wildlife.
- 1955
Gym College
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In this Sportscope series entry, members of the Florida State University gymnastics team demonstrate their athletic skills.
- 1957
Wild Water
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This Sportscope short focuses on the sport of kayaking.
- 1955
Bonefish and Barracuda
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Fishing tips from Lee Wulff. Filmed off the coast of Florida.
- 1956
Tale of a Trotter
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This short follows the life of a harness racehorse named "Spunky" from foal, through training, to the finish of his first race at Yonkers Raceway.
- 1956
Canadian Lancers
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This Sportscope short shows youngsters (8 years old and up) training at the Junior Bengal Lancers riding school in Halifax. Later they demonstrate...
- 1955
Canadian Carnival
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Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle...
- 1955
Game Warden
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A day in the life of a game warden.
- 1957
Dirt Track Racing
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This RKO Sportscope entry introduces the viewer to the sport of speedway, a type of motorcycle racing, in post-World War II Vienna.
- 1957
The Beach of Nazaré
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This Screenliner short looks at the dress and customs of Nazaré, a fishing village on Portugal's Atlantic coast.
- 1957
Bermuda Cockleshells
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This Sportscope short focuses on sailboat racing in Bermuda.
- 1956
Emergency Doctor
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This short follows a big city ambulance emergency crew, which sometimes includes a medical doctor, to car crash sites, fires, construction mishaps, a...
- 1956
White Peril
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This RKO Pathé Screenliner show members of the 'snow patrol' at work in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. At designated places, they...
- 1956
The Merchandise Mart
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Documentary short about the Chicago landmark building where thousands of products are displayed for buyers, wholesalers, and tourists.