Pete Smith Movies

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.

A review of the 1937 football season.

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

Pete Smith special about billiard.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a...