Fractured Flickers announcer extolling the virtues of the item being advertised, accompanied by darkly humorous clips. A fly-by-night real estate development, for example, was illustrated with clips of buildings being destroyed by a cyclone (from "Steamboat Bill, Jr." with Buster Keaton). And "This moment of softness (explosions, wild parties, etc.) has been brought to you by Bee. Bee, the only tissue woven in mid-air by bees!" Regular features were the "Minute Mysteries", featuring Stan Laurel as master detective Sherman Oaks (his scenes "fractured" from his 1925 short comedy, "Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde"), and the weekly "tributes" to some American city. Each
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film) of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in late July 1941, the trade paper "Variety" cited some weaknesses in the development of characters and situations in the film’s plot; but, overall, the popular New York publication gave the production a very positive assessment. "Variety" predicted the film would be “one of the big ones for fall release” and focused special attention on Bergman’s performance and screen presence. It compared too Hyde’s physical appearance with his portrayals in the 1925 and 1931 interpretations of Stevenson’s novella: "The Film Daily" praised the film in its review, heaping most of its accolades on Victor