Pete Smith Movies

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.

Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. 1944 was in the midst of WW II and most of the...

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

In this eighth installment in Pete Smith's Goofy Movies short films series, clips from silent films are given comedic narration.

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

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

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

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics. Reliving past games of...

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

In this short, Pete Smith provides comedic narration over silent film footage.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Classic high spots from last year's football landmarks.

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...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming