Movies

  • 1939
    Set 'em Up

    Set 'em Up

    Set 'em Up

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    Five years after he narrated STRIKES AND SPARES, Pete Smith returns to the subject of bowling with two pros: Andy Varipapa, who threw some trick...

    Set 'em Up
  • 1940
    Spots Before Your Eyes

    Spots Before Your Eyes

    Spots Before Your Eyes

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    After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

    Spots Before Your Eyes
  • 1939
    Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

    Radio Hams

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    A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

    Radio Hams
  • 1951
    Camera Sleuth

    Camera Sleuth

    Camera Sleuth

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

    Camera Sleuth
  • 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
  • 1954
    Film Antics

    Film Antics

    Film Antics

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

    Film Antics
  • 1946
    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

    Studio Visit

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    This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

    Studio Visit
  • 1931
    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

    Trader Hound

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    Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....

    Trader Hound
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1941
    Penny To the Rescue

    Penny To the Rescue

    Penny To the Rescue

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    A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

    Penny To the Rescue
  • 1947
    Have You Ever Wondered?

    Have You Ever Wondered?

    Have You Ever Wondered?

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

    Have You Ever Wondered?
  • 1939
    Weather Wizards

    Weather Wizards

    Weather Wizards

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    Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

    Weather Wizards
  • 1940
    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

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    Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
  • 1941
    Fancy Answers

    Fancy Answers

    Fancy Answers

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

    Fancy Answers
  • 1948
    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

    I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
  • 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
  • 1943
    Hollywood Daredevils

    Hollywood Daredevils

    Hollywood Daredevils

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    A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

    Hollywood Daredevils
  • 1932
    Color Scales

    Color Scales

    Color Scales

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

    Color Scales
  • 1941
    Football Thrills of 1940

    Football Thrills of 1940

    Football Thrills of 1940

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

    Football Thrills of 1940