Pete Smith Movies

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

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.

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...

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

A "Pete Smith Specialty". Three sea lions gatecrash the kitchen of a beach house, steal some goodies, then go on to cause chaos at the party.

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

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

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

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

A review of the 1937 football season.

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

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

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

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...