The Domineering Male(1940)
This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

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This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?
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1940-03-30
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