Pete Smith Movies

  • 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
  • 1952
    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

    Musiquiz

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

    Musiquiz
  • 1949
    Water Trix

    Water Trix

    Water Trix

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    In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

    Water Trix
  • 1939
    Double Diving

    Double Diving

    Double Diving

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    An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

    Double Diving
  • 1935
    Donkey Baseball

    Donkey Baseball

    Donkey Baseball

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

    Donkey Baseball
  • 1938
    Penny's Picnic

    Penny's Picnic

    Penny's Picnic

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    1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

    Penny's Picnic
  • 1932
    Microscopic Mysteries

    Microscopic Mysteries

    Microscopic Mysteries

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    This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.

    Microscopic Mysteries
  • 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
  • 1939
    Heroes at Leisure

    Heroes at Leisure

    Heroes at Leisure

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    This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

    Heroes at Leisure
  • 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
  • 1939
    Take a Cue

    Take a Cue

    Take a Cue

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    Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...

    Take a Cue
  • 1934
    Goofy Movies Number Seven

    Goofy Movies Number Seven

    Goofy Movies Number Seven

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    This comedy short contains a "Wotaphony" newsreel and a short film from Super-Stupid Pictures entitled "The Downfall of Thaddeus G. Blotto, Esq." As...

    Goofy Movies Number Seven
  • 1940
    The Domineering Male

    The Domineering Male

    The Domineering Male

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    This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

    The Domineering Male
  • 1945
    Hollywood Scout

    Hollywood Scout

    Hollywood Scout

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    This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.

    Hollywood Scout
  • 1933
    Inflation

    Inflation

    Inflation

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    An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

    Inflation
  • 1931
    Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

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    This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.

    Wild and Woolly
  • 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
  • 1933
    Throttle Pushers

    Throttle Pushers

    Throttle Pushers

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

    Throttle Pushers
  • 1940
    Stuffie

    Stuffie

    Stuffie

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    A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

    Stuffie
  • 1954
    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

    Rough Riding

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

    Rough Riding