Pete Smith Movies

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

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

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

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

Pete Smith special about billiard.

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...

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...

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

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...

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

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

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