Pete Smith Movies

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

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

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

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

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

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

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...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

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

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...