Pete Smith Filmes

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the...

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

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

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

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and...