Pete Smith Movies

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

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

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

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

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

This comedy short contains a "Wotaphony" newsreel and a short film from Super-Stupid Pictures entitled "The Downfall of Thaddeus G. Blotto, Esq." As...

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

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

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

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

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.