Pete Smith Movies

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

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

The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

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

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

A review of the 1937 football season.

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

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

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

Five years after he narrated STRIKES AND SPARES, Pete Smith returns to the subject of bowling with two pros: Andy Varipapa, who threw some trick...

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

This entry in the series starts with a "Wotaphony Newsreel," which contains feature stories with humorous commentary. Then we see "Passions of Horse...

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.