Ripley Believe It or Not (2015)

LeRoy Robert Ripley rose to fame during the Great Depression transforming himself from a skinny bucktoothed boy into an entertainer who mesmerized the nation with his razzledazzle blend of homespun Americana colorful exotica and freakish oddities Over three decades his Believe It or Not franchise grew into an entertainment empire expanding from newspapers to every form of new media in the 20th century radio film and ultimately television At the center of it all was Ripley whose obsession with the odd and keen eye for the curious made him one of the richest men in the country Americans not only loved his bizarre fare but were fascinated by the man himself and the eccentric globetrotting playboy became an unlikely national celebrity This is the story of the man who popularized the iconic phrase and proof of why we still cant resist his challenge to Believe it or not