Pete Smith Movies

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

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

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

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

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

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

This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...

In this short, Pete Smith provides comedic narration over silent film footage.

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

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