Pete Smith Movies

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

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

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

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

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...

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

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

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

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

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

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

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

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

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

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...