Pete Smith Movies

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...

This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...

A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel". The reel's feature, "The Curse of an Aching Husband",...

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

A review of the 1937 football season.

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

This comedy short contains a "Wotaphony" newsreel and a short film from Super-Stupid Pictures entitled "The Downfall of Thaddeus G. Blotto, Esq." As...

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

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

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