Pete Smith Movies

  • 1939
    Marine Circus

    Marine Circus

    Marine Circus

    51939HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

    Marine Circus
  • 1936
    Hurling

    Hurling

    Hurling

    01936HD

    A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

    Hurling
  • 1970
    Football Thrills of 1939

    Football Thrills of 1939

    Football Thrills of 1939

    01970HD

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

    Football Thrills of 1939
  • 1948
    Bowling Tricks

    Bowling Tricks

    Bowling Tricks

    01948HD

    A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

    Bowling Tricks
  • 1939
    Double Diving

    Double Diving

    Double Diving

    01939HD

    An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

    Double Diving
  • 1935
    Water Sports

    Water Sports

    Water Sports

    01935HD

    This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

    Water Sports
  • 1941
    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

    Aeronutics

    01941HD

    This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

    Aeronutics
  • 1934
    Roping Wild Bears

    Roping Wild Bears

    Roping Wild Bears

    51934HD

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

    Roping Wild Bears
  • 1943
    Hollywood Daredevils

    Hollywood Daredevils

    Hollywood Daredevils

    01943HD

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

    Hollywood Daredevils
  • 1947
    Football Thrills No. 10

    Football Thrills No. 10

    Football Thrills No. 10

    01947HD

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

    Football Thrills No. 10
  • 1944
    Football Thrills of 1943

    Football Thrills of 1943

    Football Thrills of 1943

    01944HD

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

    Football Thrills of 1943
  • 1949
    Sports Oddities

    Sports Oddities

    Sports Oddities

    01949HD

    A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

    Sports Oddities
  • 1939
    Football Thrills of 1938

    Football Thrills of 1938

    Football Thrills of 1938

    71939HD

    The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

    Football Thrills of 1938
  • 1939
    Poetry of Nature

    Poetry of Nature

    Poetry of Nature

    01939HD

    Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

    Poetry of Nature
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Four

    Goofy Movies Number Four

    Goofy Movies Number Four

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    This entry in the series starts with a "Wotaphony Newsreel," which contains feature stories with humorous commentary. Then we see "Passions of Horse...

    Goofy Movies Number Four
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Six

    Goofy Movies Number Six

    Goofy Movies Number Six

    51934HD

    A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.

    Goofy Movies Number Six
  • 1945
    Football Thrills of 1944

    Football Thrills of 1944

    Football Thrills of 1944

    51945HD

    Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. 1944 was in the midst of WW II and most of the...

    Football Thrills of 1944
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Nine

    Goofy Movies Number Nine

    Goofy Movies Number Nine

    61934HD

    This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel". The reel's feature, "The Curse of an Aching Husband",...

    Goofy Movies Number Nine
  • 1935
    Audioscopiks

    Audioscopiks

    Audioscopiks

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    After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

    Audioscopiks
  • 1954
    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

    01954HD

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

    Rough Riding