Pete Smith Movies
- 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama71934HD
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.
- 1933
Menu
Menu5.11933HD
A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.
- 1934
Strikes and Spares
Strikes and Spares5.6361934HD
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...
- 1937
Romance of Radium
Romance of Radium5.81937HD
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...
- 1946
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 1101946HD
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...
- 1939
Radio Hams
Radio Hams61939HD
A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.
- 1945
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan5.51945HD
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...
- 1943
Seeing Hands
Seeing Hands5.31943HD
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...
- 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara5.71935HD
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...
- 1939
Let's Talk Turkey
Let's Talk Turkey51939HD
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...
- 1932
Olympic Events
Olympic Events01932HD
This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
- 1932
Swing High
Swing High61932HD
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...
- 1952
Reducing
Reducing21952HD
Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...
- 1954
Do Someone a Favor!
Do Someone a Favor!01954HD
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.
- 1937
The Grand Bounce
The Grand Bounce6.51937HD
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...
- 1935
Donkey Baseball
Donkey Baseball51935HD
This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.
- 1937
Bar-Rac's Night Out
Bar-Rac's Night Out61937HD
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...
- 1944
Safety Sleuth
Safety Sleuth01944HD
Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.
- 1931
Trader Hound
Trader Hound61931HD
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....
- 1937
Friend Indeed
Friend Indeed01937HD
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...