Ain't It Aggravatin'

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A sketch of human foibles that lead to major aggravations. Pete Smith's 'Mr. Fall Guy' Dave O'Brien has problems while attempting to park his car on a city street; he bumps cars in front of ... Read allA sketch of human foibles that lead to major aggravations. Pete Smith's 'Mr. Fall Guy' Dave O'Brien has problems while attempting to park his car on a city street; he bumps cars in front of and behind him, or is space-hogging two parking places. At home, he decides to construct a... Read allA sketch of human foibles that lead to major aggravations. Pete Smith's 'Mr. Fall Guy' Dave O'Brien has problems while attempting to park his car on a city street; he bumps cars in front of and behind him, or is space-hogging two parking places. At home, he decides to construct a patio in his back yard, and various objects and people, including himself, manage to make... Read all

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Pete Smith

Self - Narrator
(voice)
(as A Smith Named Pete)

Dave O'Brien

Parking Space Hog…

Sally Payne

Frugal Man's Wife
(uncredited)

Frank Sully

Neighbor
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This is one (maybe only one) of the Dave O'Brien-connected shorts in which he appears without his toupee, specifically in the parking segment.

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Narrator: Does he know she knows? Does she know he knows? Do they know I know? Who knows!

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In the opening credits: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presents A Pete Smith Specialty Narrated and Produced by a Smith named Pete

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Funny Short

Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)

*** (out of 4)

Pete Smith short talks about all those aggravating things that happen when you don't want them to. Examples include going to park in a spot only to have someone cut you off. Another example is that parking spot that could fit two cars yet a park hog takes up both of them. Then we have Dave O'Brien playing your typical male trying to lay some concrete but he has to keep starting over once various problems come up. If you've never seen one of these Smith/O'Brien shorts then this would be a very good place to start. Smith's narration adds a lot of smiles and O'Brien's comic timing is right on the mark here. The physical comedy he displays has never really gotten any credit, which is a shame because he works perfectly as the guy next door with the string of bad luck. And yes, this is the same Dave O'Brien who played Ralph in REEFER MADNESS.