Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty.

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

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

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

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...

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Classic high spots from last year's football landmarks.

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

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

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

This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

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

In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Rogue River.