Pete Smith Movies

  • 1942
    Acro-Batty

    Acro-Batty

    Acro-Batty

    01942HD

    A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

    Acro-Batty
  • 1947
    Surfboard Rhythm

    Surfboard Rhythm

    Surfboard Rhythm

    01947HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty.

    Surfboard Rhythm
  • 1953
    Dogs 'n Ducks

    Dogs 'n Ducks

    Dogs 'n Ducks

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

    Dogs 'n Ducks
  • 1937
    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

    Bar-Rac's Night Out

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    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...

    Bar-Rac's Night Out
  • 1939
    Double Diving

    Double Diving

    Double Diving

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    An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

    Double Diving
  • 1953
    The Mosconi Story

    The Mosconi Story

    The Mosconi Story

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    Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

    The Mosconi Story
  • 1949
    Super Cue Men

    Super Cue Men

    Super Cue Men

    01949HD

    Pete Smith special about billiard.

    Super Cue Men
  • 1943
    Football Thrills of 1942

    Football Thrills of 1942

    Football Thrills of 1942

    01943HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

    Football Thrills of 1942
  • 1940
    Social Sea Lions

    Social Sea Lions

    Social Sea Lions

    01940HD

    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.

    Social Sea Lions
  • 1932
    Desert Regatta

    Desert Regatta

    Desert Regatta

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    In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

    Desert Regatta
  • 1934
    Roping Wild Bears

    Roping Wild Bears

    Roping Wild Bears

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    Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

    Roping Wild Bears
  • 1954
    The Camera Caught It

    The Camera Caught It

    The Camera Caught It

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    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...

    The Camera Caught It
  • 1943
    Water Wisdom

    Water Wisdom

    Water Wisdom

    01943HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

    Water Wisdom
  • 1950
    Crashing the Movies

    Crashing the Movies

    Crashing the Movies

    01950HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

    Crashing the Movies
  • 1940
    Maintain the Right

    Maintain the Right

    Maintain the Right

    01940HD

    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...

    Maintain the Right
  • 1937
    Pigskin Champions

    Pigskin Champions

    Pigskin Champions

    01937HD

    The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

    Pigskin Champions
  • 1938
    Football Thrills of 1937

    Football Thrills of 1937

    Football Thrills of 1937

    01938HD

    A review of the 1937 football season.

    Football Thrills of 1937
  • 1954
    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

    Out for Fun

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

    Out for Fun
  • 1937
    Candid Cameramaniacs

    Candid Cameramaniacs

    Candid Cameramaniacs

    01937HD

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

    Candid Cameramaniacs
  • 1954
    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

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    This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

    Rough Riding