Pete Smith Movies

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

This "complete show on one reel" starts with Super-Stupid Picture's "The Heel of a Nation", in which the narrator tells a humorous story while the...

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

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

A Pete Smith short that deals with the newly-created 3-D process.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

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

This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel". The reel's feature, "The Curse of an Aching Husband",...

A review of the 1937 football season.

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

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