Pete Smith Movies

Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.

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

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...

This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

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. Classic high spots from last year's football landmarks.

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the...

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

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

Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.