Old Spanish Custom, An (1932)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
No, this isn't the Buster Keaton film of the same name. This here is a documentary short from MGM that goes over everything you'd want to know about bullfighting, or at least I'm sure that's what the producers wanted. In the film we learn about what the bull does the day of the fight and we also get to see plenty of action inside the ring. This is an interesting film for a few reasons with one being that MGM let a couple of their Spanish directors make the film. It's also interesting to note that MGM didn't use any of their normal shorts narrators and instead went with a Spanish one who I'm sure people had never heard of. Those two things are certainly out of the norm but in the end there's not enough here to make this a complete winner. I did enjoy the bullfighting scenes but in all honesty I really don't know anything more about the sport after watching this.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
No, this isn't the Buster Keaton film of the same name. This here is a documentary short from MGM that goes over everything you'd want to know about bullfighting, or at least I'm sure that's what the producers wanted. In the film we learn about what the bull does the day of the fight and we also get to see plenty of action inside the ring. This is an interesting film for a few reasons with one being that MGM let a couple of their Spanish directors make the film. It's also interesting to note that MGM didn't use any of their normal shorts narrators and instead went with a Spanish one who I'm sure people had never heard of. Those two things are certainly out of the norm but in the end there's not enough here to make this a complete winner. I did enjoy the bullfighting scenes but in all honesty I really don't know anything more about the sport after watching this.