Pete Smith Movies
- 1933
Handlebars
Handlebars5.51933HD
A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.
- 1936
Wanted - A Master
Wanted - A Master6.4291936HD
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...
- 1938
Grid Rules
Grid Rules01938HD
Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.
- 1940
'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two01940HD
Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.
- 1946
Fala at Hyde Park
Fala at Hyde Park01946HD
The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this...
- 1934
Goofy Movies Number Two
Goofy Movies Number Two6.31934HD
A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.
- 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...
- 1933
Throttle Pushers
Throttle Pushers01933HD
Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.
- 1935
Donkey Baseball
Donkey Baseball51935HD
This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.
- 1943
Seeing Hands
Seeing Hands61943HD
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...
- 1936
Hurling
Hurling01936HD
A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.
- 1944
Safety Sleuth
Safety Sleuth01944HD
Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.
- 1952
Reducing
Reducing21952HD
Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...
- 1938
Penny's Picnic
Penny's Picnic81938HD
1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.
- 1954
Do Someone a Favor!
Do Someone a Favor!01954HD
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.
- 1931
Trader Hound
Trader Hound61931HD
Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....
- 1941
Third Dimensional Murder
Third Dimensional Murder01941HD
A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...
- 1944
Home Maid
Home Maid01944HD
Wartime housekeeping tips by a home-economics pro who comes to the aid of a bumbling, vertically challenged husband and his statuesque bride.
- 1942
What About Daddy?
What About Daddy?01942HD
The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.
- 1949
We Can Dream, Can't We?
We Can Dream, Can't We?01949HD
Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.