Pete Smith Movies

An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

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

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

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...

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...

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

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.

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

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

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

A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...