Pete Smith Movies

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

Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

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...

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.

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

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.

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

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

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...

Under Pete's Smith's narration, this one-reeler tells the story of the training of three new recruits in the Canadian Northwest Mounted. When they...

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...

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

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

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

A review of the 1937 football season.