Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

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

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

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

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

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

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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

The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

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...

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

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