Pete Smith Movies

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.

The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and...

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

A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner, and then later various...

In this short, Pete Smith provides comedic narration over silent film footage.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a husband endures the trials of being married to a wife with irritating traits.

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...

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

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 showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.