Pete Smith Movies

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

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

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

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

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

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.