Pete Smith Movies

  • 1954
    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

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

    Rough Riding
  • 1937
    Equestrian Acrobats

    Equestrian Acrobats

    Equestrian Acrobats

    01937HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

    Equestrian Acrobats
  • 1942
    Acro-Batty

    Acro-Batty

    Acro-Batty

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

    Acro-Batty
  • 1945
    Hollywood Scout

    Hollywood Scout

    Hollywood Scout

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    This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.

    Hollywood Scout
  • 1955
    Just What I Needed

    Just What I Needed

    Just What I Needed

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

    Just What I Needed
  • 1949
    Sports Oddities

    Sports Oddities

    Sports Oddities

    01949HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

    Sports Oddities
  • 1941
    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

    01941HD

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

    Aeronutics
  • 1946
    I Love My Husband, But!

    I Love My Husband, But!

    I Love My Husband, But!

    01946HD

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

    I Love My Husband, But!
  • 1954
    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

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    A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

    Out for Fun
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Ten

    Goofy Movies Number Ten

    Goofy Movies Number Ten

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    This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...

    Goofy Movies Number Ten
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Five

    Goofy Movies Number Five

    Goofy Movies Number Five

    01934HD

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

    Goofy Movies Number Five
  • 1939
    Take a Cue

    Take a Cue

    Take a Cue

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    Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...

    Take a Cue
  • 1939
    Set 'em Up

    Set 'em Up

    Set 'em Up

    01939HD

    Five years after he narrated STRIKES AND SPARES, Pete Smith returns to the subject of bowling with two pros: Andy Varipapa, who threw some trick...

    Set 'em Up
  • 1938
    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

    Three on a Rope

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    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...

    Three on a Rope
  • 1937
    Pigskin Champions

    Pigskin Champions

    Pigskin Champions

    01937HD

    The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

    Pigskin Champions
  • 1933
    Inflation

    Inflation

    Inflation

    01933HD

    An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

    Inflation