The Sport Slants (a.k.a. Sports Slants) and its follow-up âÂÂSports Thrillsâ were a series of documentary film shorts produced by Warner Brothers and hosted by the top sports caster of the 1930s, Ted Husing.
Each black & white film ran 8 to 9 minutes in length and covered three or four topics much like a newsreel. Ted Husing was a leading announcer, with the Warner Brothers ad campaign declaring in Film Daily (May 30, 1931) that each of the initial 13 titles featured "the champions of every sport" Bert Frank, who worked on Ripley's Believe It or Not! series for Warner, handled the editing at the Vitaphone studios in New York.
Turner Classic Movies occasionally airs these, giving modern TV viewers a glimpse at the world of Depression Era sports.
Specific dates listed below are the Film Daily reviews, close to the time of their release.