Pete Smith Movies

  • 1941
    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

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

    Aeronutics
  • 1950
    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch

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    This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

    Wrong Way Butch
  • 1939
    Culinary Carving

    Culinary Carving

    Culinary Carving

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

    Culinary Carving
  • 1933
    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

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    A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

    Fine Feathers
  • 1950
    Crashing the Movies

    Crashing the Movies

    Crashing the Movies

    71950HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

    Crashing the Movies
  • 1944
    Movie Pests

    Movie Pests

    Movie Pests

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

    Movie Pests
  • 1949
    Sports Oddities

    Sports Oddities

    Sports Oddities

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    A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

    Sports Oddities
  • 1939
    Football Thrills of 1938

    Football Thrills of 1938

    Football Thrills of 1938

    71939HD

    The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

    Football Thrills of 1938
  • 1932
    Trout Fishing

    Trout Fishing

    Trout Fishing

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    A ten-minute short starring Hollywood producer Pete Smith.

    Trout Fishing
  • 1932
    Olympic Events

    Olympic Events

    Olympic Events

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    This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

    Olympic Events
  • 1955
    Animals in Action

    Animals in Action

    Animals in Action

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    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...

    Animals in Action
  • 1937
    Friend Indeed

    Friend Indeed

    Friend Indeed

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    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...

    Friend Indeed
  • 1938
    Penny's Party

    Penny's Party

    Penny's Party

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    Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

    Penny's Party
  • 1970
    Football Thrills of 1939

    Football Thrills of 1939

    Football Thrills of 1939

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    A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics. Reliving past games of...

    Football Thrills of 1939
  • 1939
    Double Diving

    Double Diving

    Double Diving

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    An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

    Double Diving
  • 1934
    Pro Football

    Pro Football

    Pro Football

    71934HD

    This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

    Pro Football
  • 1941
    Water Bugs

    Water Bugs

    Water Bugs

    8.51941HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

    Water Bugs
  • 1935
    Audioscopiks

    Audioscopiks

    Audioscopiks

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    After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

    Audioscopiks
  • 1940
    Spots Before Your Eyes

    Spots Before Your Eyes

    Spots Before Your Eyes

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    After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

    Spots Before Your Eyes
  • 1937
    Penny Wisdom

    Penny Wisdom

    Penny Wisdom

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    A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

    Penny Wisdom