Pete Smith Movies

  • 1934
    Roping Wild Bears

    Roping Wild Bears

    Roping Wild Bears

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    Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

    Roping Wild Bears
  • 1939
    Weather Wizards

    Weather Wizards

    Weather Wizards

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    Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

    Weather Wizards
  • 1955
    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

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    In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and...

    The Fall Guy
  • 1948
    Just Suppose

    Just Suppose

    Just Suppose

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    An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

    Just Suppose
  • 1936
    Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

    Let's Dance

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    Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.

    Let's Dance
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Nine

    Goofy Movies Number Nine

    Goofy Movies Number Nine

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

    Goofy Movies Number Nine
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Eight

    Goofy Movies Number Eight

    Goofy Movies Number Eight

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

    Goofy Movies Number Eight
  • 1953
    Things We Can Do Without

    Things We Can Do Without

    Things We Can Do Without

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    A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

    Things We Can Do Without
  • 1954
    Ain't It Aggravatin'

    Ain't It Aggravatin'

    Ain't It Aggravatin'

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

    Ain't It Aggravatin'
  • 1952
    Reducing

    Reducing

    Reducing

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    Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

    Reducing
  • 1939
    Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

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    A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

    Radio Hams
  • 1939
    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

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    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...

    Let's Talk Turkey
  • 1940
    Wedding Bills

    Wedding Bills

    Wedding Bills

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    Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

    Wedding Bills
  • 1938
    Fisticuffs

    Fisticuffs

    Fisticuffs

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    This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...

    Fisticuffs
  • 1938
    The New Audioscopiks

    The New Audioscopiks

    The New Audioscopiks

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

    The New Audioscopiks
  • 1943
    Fala: The President's Dog

    Fala: The President's Dog

    Fala: The President's Dog

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    Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

    Fala: The President's Dog
  • 1933
    Handlebars

    Handlebars

    Handlebars

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    A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

    Handlebars
  • 1948
    Let's Cogitate

    Let's Cogitate

    Let's Cogitate

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    Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

    Let's Cogitate
  • 1931
    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

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    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....

    Trader Hound
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Seven

    Goofy Movies Number Seven

    Goofy Movies Number Seven

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    This comedy short contains a "Wotaphony" newsreel and a short film from Super-Stupid Pictures entitled "The Downfall of Thaddeus G. Blotto, Esq." As...

    Goofy Movies Number Seven