Pete Smith Movies

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

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

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

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

Wartime housekeeping tips by a home-economics pro who comes to the aid of a bumbling, vertically challenged husband and his statuesque bride.

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

A "Pete Smith Specialty". Three sea lions gatecrash the kitchen of a beach house, steal some goodies, then go on to cause chaos at the party.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...