Pete Smith Movies

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

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

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

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

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

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...

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

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

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry...

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

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...