Pete Smith Movies

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

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

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....

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...

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

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

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