Pete Smith Movies

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

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

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

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

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a...

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...

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

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

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...

In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and...

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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

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

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

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

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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...

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.