Pete Smith Movies

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

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...

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...

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

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

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....