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
  • 1941
    Army Champions

    Army Champions

    Army Champions

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    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...

    Army Champions
  • 1935
    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

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    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy...

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
  • 1932
    Swing High

    Swing High

    Swing High

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    Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th...

    Swing High
  • 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
  • 1944
    Movie Pests

    Movie Pests

    Movie Pests

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    This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

    Movie Pests
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1954
    Ain't It Aggravatin'

    Ain't It Aggravatin'

    Ain't It Aggravatin'

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

    Ain't It Aggravatin'
  • 1937
    The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

    6.51937HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1947
    I Love My Wife BUT!

    I Love My Wife BUT!

    I Love My Wife BUT!

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

    I Love My Wife BUT!
  • 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
  • 1934
    Pro Football

    Pro Football

    Pro Football

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

    Pro Football
  • 1950
    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

    A Wife's Life

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    In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

    A Wife's Life
  • 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
  • 1941
    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

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

    How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
  • 1937
    Friend Indeed

    Friend Indeed

    Friend Indeed

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    Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

    Friend Indeed