Pete Smith Movies

  • 1934
    Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

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    The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

    Manhattan Melodrama
  • 1933
    Menu

    Menu

    Menu

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

    Menu
  • 1934
    Strikes and Spares

    Strikes and Spares

    Strikes and Spares

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    This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

    Strikes and Spares
  • 1937
    Romance of Radium

    Romance of Radium

    Romance of Radium

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    Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

    Romance of Radium
  • 1946
    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

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    A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
  • 1939
    Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

    61939HD

    A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

    Radio Hams
  • 1945
    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

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    Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

    The Great Morgan
  • 1943
    Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

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    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...

    Seeing Hands
  • 1935
    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    5.71935HD

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy...

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
  • 1939
    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

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    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...

    Let's Talk Turkey
  • 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
  • 1932
    Swing High

    Swing High

    Swing High

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    Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th...

    Swing High
  • 1952
    Reducing

    Reducing

    Reducing

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

    Reducing
  • 1954
    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor!

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

    Do Someone a Favor!
  • 1937
    The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

    6.51937HD

    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...

    The Grand Bounce
  • 1935
    Donkey Baseball

    Donkey Baseball

    Donkey Baseball

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

    Donkey Baseball
  • 1937
    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    61937HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a...

    Bar-Rac's Night Out
  • 1944
    Safety Sleuth

    Safety Sleuth

    Safety Sleuth

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    Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

    Safety Sleuth
  • 1931
    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

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    Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....

    Trader Hound
  • 1937
    Friend Indeed

    Friend Indeed

    Friend Indeed

    01937HD

    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