Pete Smith Movies
- 1954

Do Someone a Favor!
Do Someone a Favor!61954HD
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.
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- 1946

Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 1101946HD
A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...
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- 1950

Wrong Way Butch
Wrong Way Butch5.81950HD
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...
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- 1950

A Wife's Life
A Wife's Life61950HD
In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.
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- 1934

Roping Wild Bears
Roping Wild Bears51934HD
Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.
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- 1939

Take a Cue
Take a Cue01939HD
Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...
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- 1942

Football Thrills of 1941
Football Thrills of 194101942HD
A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.
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- 1939

Heroes at Leisure
Heroes at Leisure01939HD
This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.
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- 1942

What About Daddy?
What About Daddy?61942HD
The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.
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- 1945

Football Thrills of 1944
Football Thrills of 194451945HD
Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. 1944 was in the midst of WW II and most of the...
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- 1938

Man's Greatest Friend
Man's Greatest Friend01938HD
An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.
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- 1945

Badminton
Badminton01945HD
Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....
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- 1953

Dogs 'n Ducks
Dogs 'n Ducks01953HD
A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.
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- 1943

Fala: The President's Dog
Fala: The President's Dog61943HD
Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.
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- 1941

Lions on the Loose
Lions on the Loose01941HD
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.
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- 1947

Now You See It
Now You See It5.81947HD
This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...
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- 1947

Surfboard Rhythm
Surfboard Rhythm01947HD
A Pete Smith Specialty.
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- 1955

The Man Around the House
The Man Around the House01955HD
A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.
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- 1949

Those Good Old Days
Those Good Old Days01949HD
Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...
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- 1953

Things We Can Do Without
Things We Can Do Without61953HD
A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...
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