Pete Smith Movies

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

A Pete Smith short that deals with the newly-created 3-D process.

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a...

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

This "complete show on one reel" starts with Super-Stupid Picture's "The Heel of a Nation", in which the narrator tells a humorous story while the...

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. 1944 was in the midst of WW II and most of the...

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

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

This entry in the series starts with a "Wotaphony Newsreel," which contains feature stories with humorous commentary. Then we see "Passions of Horse...

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.

A review of the 1937 football season.

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.