is a series of black and white theatrical short sound films produced by Warner Bros. with Vitaphone from 1930 to 1932.
Each short is hosted by Robert Ripley, creator and founder of the franchise of the same name.
In addition, the rights were given back to Warner Bros. in 1996 after their merger with Turner Entertainment.
The titles of the series were all numbered accordingly: A 2-DVD release featuring 24 of these theatrical shorts is available in the United States beginning March 16, 2010, from Warner Home Video, through their Warner Archive manufacture-on-demand program.
[1] Directors on the shorts included Murray Roth (on the first five), Roy Mack and Alfred J. Goulding (latter half of second season).