Pete Smith Movies

  • 1934
    Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

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    The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

    Manhattan Melodrama
  • 1942
    The Tree in a Test Tube

    The Tree in a Test Tube

    The Tree in a Test Tube

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    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...

    The Tree in a Test Tube
  • 1950
    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch

    Wrong Way Butch

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    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...

    Wrong Way Butch
  • 1939
    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

    Let's Talk Turkey

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    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...

    Let's Talk Turkey
  • 1955
    The Man Around the House

    The Man Around the House

    The Man Around the House

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    A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

    The Man Around the House
  • 1950
    Did'ja Know?

    Did'ja Know?

    Did'ja Know?

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    This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

    Did'ja Know?
  • 1941
    Third Dimensional Murder

    Third Dimensional Murder

    Third Dimensional Murder

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    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...

    Third Dimensional Murder
  • 1932
    Snow Birds

    Snow Birds

    Snow Birds

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    This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

    Snow Birds
  • 1940
    Wedding Bills

    Wedding Bills

    Wedding Bills

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    Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

    Wedding Bills
  • 1947
    Diamond Demon

    Diamond Demon

    Diamond Demon

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    The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

    Diamond Demon
  • 1936
    Harnessed Rhythm

    Harnessed Rhythm

    Harnessed Rhythm

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

    Harnessed Rhythm
  • 2002
    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

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    The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
  • 1937
    Penny Wisdom

    Penny Wisdom

    Penny Wisdom

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

    Penny Wisdom
  • 1948
    Just Suppose

    Just Suppose

    Just Suppose

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    An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

    Just Suppose
  • 1937
    The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

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    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...

    The Grand Bounce
  • 1954
    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor!

    Do Someone a Favor!

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

    Do Someone a Favor!
  • 1943
    Fala: The President's Dog

    Fala: The President's Dog

    Fala: The President's Dog

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    Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

    Fala: The President's Dog
  • 1946
    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

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    A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

    Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
  • 1934
    Strikes and Spares

    Strikes and Spares

    Strikes and Spares

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    This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

    Strikes and Spares
  • 1933
    Goofy Movies Number One

    Goofy Movies Number One

    Goofy Movies Number One

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

    Goofy Movies Number One