Pete Smith Movies

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Classic high spots from last year's football landmarks.

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.

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...

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

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

Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

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

Under Pete's Smith's narration, this one-reeler tells the story of the training of three new recruits in the Canadian Northwest Mounted. When they...

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

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

A review of the 1937 football season.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...