Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.

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...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

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

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

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

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

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

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

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

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

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.