Pete Smith Movies

  • 1946
    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

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    This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

    Studio Visit
  • 1941
    Army Champions

    Army Champions

    Army Champions

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    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...

    Army Champions
  • 1937
    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

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    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...

    Bar-Rac's Night Out
  • 1939
    Marine Circus

    Marine Circus

    Marine Circus

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    This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

    Marine Circus
  • 1941
    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

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    This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

    Aeronutics
  • 1953
    Dogs 'n Ducks

    Dogs 'n Ducks

    Dogs 'n Ducks

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    A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

    Dogs 'n Ducks
  • 1948
    You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

    4.3331948HD

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

    You Can't Win
  • 1947
    Have You Ever Wondered?

    Have You Ever Wondered?

    Have You Ever Wondered?

    01947HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

    Have You Ever Wondered?
  • 1947
    Now You See It

    Now You See It

    Now You See It

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

    Now You See It
  • 1948
    Ice Aces

    Ice Aces

    Ice Aces

    51948HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

    Ice Aces
  • 1932
    Desert Regatta

    Desert Regatta

    Desert Regatta

    4.51932HD

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

    Desert Regatta
  • 1947
    Surfboard Rhythm

    Surfboard Rhythm

    Surfboard Rhythm

    01947HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty.

    Surfboard Rhythm
  • 1954
    Fish Tales

    Fish Tales

    Fish Tales

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

    Fish Tales
  • 1943
    Hollywood Daredevils

    Hollywood Daredevils

    Hollywood Daredevils

    01943HD

    A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

    Hollywood Daredevils
  • 1948
    Let's Cogitate

    Let's Cogitate

    Let's Cogitate

    51948HD

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

    Let's Cogitate
  • 1954
    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

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

    Out for Fun
  • 1943
    Football Thrills of 1942

    Football Thrills of 1942

    Football Thrills of 1942

    01943HD

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

    Football Thrills of 1942
  • 1947
    Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12

    Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12

    Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12

    01947HD

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

    Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
  • 1938
    Penny's Party

    Penny's Party

    Penny's Party

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    Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

    Penny's Party
  • 1952
    Reducing

    Reducing

    Reducing

    21952HD

    Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

    Reducing