Pete Smith Movies

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

A "Pete Smith Specialty". Three sea lions gatecrash the kitchen of a beach house, steal some goodies, then go on to cause chaos at the party.

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

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

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

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

Pete Smith special about billiard.

This "complete show on one reel" starts with Super-Stupid Picture's "The Heel of a Nation", in which the narrator tells a humorous story while the...

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

This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel". The reel's feature, "The Curse of an Aching Husband",...

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

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

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

Under Pete's Smith's narration, this one-reeler tells the story of the training of three new recruits in the Canadian Northwest Mounted. When they...

This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.