Pete Smith Movies

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...

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

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

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...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

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

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

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...

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

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

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

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

The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

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

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

Wartime housekeeping tips by a home-economics pro who comes to the aid of a bumbling, vertically challenged husband and his statuesque bride.

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

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