Pete Smith Movies

  • 1947
    Now You See It

    Now You See It

    Now You See It

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    This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...

    Now You See It
  • 1946
    Sure Cures

    Sure Cures

    Sure Cures

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

    Sure Cures
  • 1942
    Marines in the Making

    Marines in the Making

    Marines in the Making

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    This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

    Marines in the Making
  • 1941
    Army Champions

    Army Champions

    Army Champions

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    This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and...

    Army Champions
  • 1948
    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

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

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
  • 1947
    Diamond Demon

    Diamond Demon

    Diamond Demon

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    The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

    Diamond Demon
  • 1933
    Goofy Movies Number One

    Goofy Movies Number One

    Goofy Movies Number One

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

    Goofy Movies Number One
  • 1941
    Flicker Memories

    Flicker Memories

    Flicker Memories

    51941HD

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

    Flicker Memories
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Two

    Goofy Movies Number Two

    Goofy Movies Number Two

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

    Goofy Movies Number Two
  • 1932
    Desert Regatta

    Desert Regatta

    Desert Regatta

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

    Desert Regatta
  • 1947
    I Love My Wife BUT!

    I Love My Wife BUT!

    I Love My Wife BUT!

    7.51947HD

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

    I Love My Wife BUT!
  • 1946
    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

    3.51946HD

    This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

    Studio Visit
  • 1937
    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a...

    Bar-Rac's Night Out
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Four

    Goofy Movies Number Four

    Goofy Movies Number Four

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    This entry in the series starts with a "Wotaphony Newsreel," which contains feature stories with humorous commentary. Then we see "Passions of Horse...

    Goofy Movies Number Four
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Six

    Goofy Movies Number Six

    Goofy Movies Number Six

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

    Goofy Movies Number Six
  • 1950
    Did'ja Know?

    Did'ja Know?

    Did'ja Know?

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    This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

    Did'ja Know?
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Three

    Goofy Movies Number Three

    Goofy Movies Number Three

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    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...

    Goofy Movies Number Three
  • 1945
    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

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    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...

    The Great Morgan
  • 1954
    Film Antics

    Film Antics

    Film Antics

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    An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

    Film Antics
  • 1939
    Marine Circus

    Marine Circus

    Marine Circus

    51939HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

    Marine Circus