Pete Smith Filmes

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

In this eighth installment in Pete Smith's Goofy Movies short films series, clips from silent films are given comedic narration.

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. 1944 was in the midst of WW II and most of the...

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...

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

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

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

A review of the 1937 football season.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

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

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

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...

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

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

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

In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and...