Pete Smith Movies

  • 1933
    Handlebars

    Handlebars

    Handlebars

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    A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

    Handlebars
  • 1936
    Wanted - A Master

    Wanted - A Master

    Wanted - A Master

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    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...

    Wanted - A Master
  • 1938
    Grid Rules

    Grid Rules

    Grid Rules

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    Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.

    Grid Rules
  • 1940
    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

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    Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
  • 1946
    Fala at Hyde Park

    Fala at Hyde Park

    Fala at Hyde Park

    01946HD

    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...

    Fala at Hyde Park
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Two

    Goofy Movies Number Two

    Goofy Movies Number Two

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

    Goofy Movies Number Two
  • 1946
    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

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    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...

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
  • 1933
    Throttle Pushers

    Throttle Pushers

    Throttle Pushers

    01933HD

    Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

    Throttle Pushers
  • 1935
    Donkey Baseball

    Donkey Baseball

    Donkey Baseball

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    This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

    Donkey Baseball
  • 1943
    Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

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    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...

    Seeing Hands
  • 1936
    Hurling

    Hurling

    Hurling

    01936HD

    A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

    Hurling
  • 1944
    Safety Sleuth

    Safety Sleuth

    Safety Sleuth

    01944HD

    Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

    Safety Sleuth
  • 1952
    Reducing

    Reducing

    Reducing

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    Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

    Reducing
  • 1938
    Penny's Picnic

    Penny's Picnic

    Penny's Picnic

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    1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

    Penny's Picnic
  • 1954
    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor!

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

    Do Someone a Favor!
  • 1931
    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

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    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....

    Trader Hound
  • 1941
    Third Dimensional Murder

    Third Dimensional Murder

    Third Dimensional Murder

    01941HD

    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...

    Third Dimensional Murder
  • 1944
    Home Maid

    Home Maid

    Home Maid

    01944HD

    Wartime housekeeping tips by a home-economics pro who comes to the aid of a bumbling, vertically challenged husband and his statuesque bride.

    Home Maid
  • 1942
    What About Daddy?

    What About Daddy?

    What About Daddy?

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

    What About Daddy?
  • 1949
    We Can Dream, Can't We?

    We Can Dream, Can't We?

    We Can Dream, Can't We?

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    Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

    We Can Dream, Can't We?