Pete Smith Movies

  • 1942
    Aqua Antics

    Aqua Antics

    Aqua Antics

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    In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

    Aqua Antics
  • 1945
    Football Thrills of 1944

    Football Thrills of 1944

    Football Thrills of 1944

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    Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. 1944 was in the midst of WW II and most of the...

    Football Thrills of 1944
  • 1946
    Treasures from Trash

    Treasures from Trash

    Treasures from Trash

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    This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

    Treasures from Trash
  • 1932
    Color Scales

    Color Scales

    Color Scales

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    This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

    Color Scales
  • 1940
    The Domineering Male

    The Domineering Male

    The Domineering Male

    61940HD

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

    The Domineering Male
  • 1932
    Microscopic Mysteries

    Microscopic Mysteries

    Microscopic Mysteries

    61932HD

    This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.

    Microscopic Mysteries
  • 1948
    Ice Aces

    Ice Aces

    Ice Aces

    51948HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

    Ice Aces
  • 1954
    Fish Tales

    Fish Tales

    Fish Tales

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    In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Rogue River.

    Fish Tales
  • 1951
    Bargain Madness

    Bargain Madness

    Bargain Madness

    71951HD

    In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

    Bargain Madness
  • 1933
    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

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

    Fine Feathers
  • 1941
    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

    71941HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
  • 1942
    Victory Quiz

    Victory Quiz

    Victory Quiz

    61942HD

    A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

    Victory Quiz
  • 1952
    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

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

    Musiquiz
  • 1942
    Calling All Pa's

    Calling All Pa's

    Calling All Pa's

    61942HD

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

    Calling All Pa's
  • 1936
    Harnessed Rhythm

    Harnessed Rhythm

    Harnessed Rhythm

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

    Harnessed Rhythm
  • 1932
    Snow Birds

    Snow Birds

    Snow Birds

    61932HD

    This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

    Snow Birds
  • 1951
    Camera Sleuth

    Camera Sleuth

    Camera Sleuth

    51951HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

    Camera Sleuth
  • 1953
    Cash Stashers

    Cash Stashers

    Cash Stashers

    61953HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.

    Cash Stashers
  • 1950
    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

    61950HD

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

    A Wife's Life
  • 1941
    Fancy Answers

    Fancy Answers

    Fancy Answers

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    In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

    Fancy Answers