![Pete Smith](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gVw7tr02hGeUxfzQKNAZTCtHPFh.jpg)
Pete Smith
Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine. That led to his being hired as a publicist for Famous Players-Lasky and Artcraft Pictures, and he was later appointed publicity director at Paramount Pictures. Director Marshall Neilan hired Smith to be the publicist for his own production company, and Smith left New York for Hollywood. After Neilan's company closed, Smith freelanced for a short period before being hired by MGM in 1925 as the head of its publicity department, a position he held until 1930.
The job that really brought him recognition, however, was his producing, writing and narrating a series of shorts known as "Pete Smith Specialties" for MGM. The one-reelers covered just about every subject imaginable, from the animal world to the latest technology to how to handle annoying patrons in movie theaters, all delivered with Smith's trademark wry, bemused narration. Many of the later shorts were written and directed by actor Dave O'Brien, using the name David Barclay. Sixteen entries in the series were nominated for Oscars, and two of them won. The series came to an end in 1954, though there were enough made to continue releasing into 1955.
Smith's later years were plagued by bad health, and he spent more and more time being hospitalized. In 1979, with his health deteriorating rapidly, he committed suicide by jumping out of the window of his ninth-floor hospital room. He was 86 years old.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.501 |
Birthday | 1892-09-04 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Peter Schmidt , |
![Inflation](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1933
![Inflation](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Inflation
0/0
An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.
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Inflation
![Romance of Radium](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/smOT3unqVgudlHuihFBGL6mgwm7.jpg)
1937
![Romance of Radium](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/smOT3unqVgudlHuihFBGL6mgwm7.jpg)
Romance of Radium
5.8/9
Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...
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Romance of Radium
![Penny Wisdom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5wpqonMHzh5TxridHAwPMNC0QOy.jpg)
1937
![Penny Wisdom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5wpqonMHzh5TxridHAwPMNC0QOy.jpg)
Penny Wisdom
5.4/9
A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.
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Penny Wisdom
![Friend Indeed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gNF5qay8W3mCIEjeJFRoOWsQJT.jpg)
1937
![Friend Indeed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gNF5qay8W3mCIEjeJFRoOWsQJT.jpg)
Friend Indeed
0/0
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 now...
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Friend Indeed
![Pigskin Champions](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1937
![Pigskin Champions](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Pigskin Champions
0/0
The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.
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Pigskin Champions
![Three on a Rope](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Three on a Rope](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Three on a Rope
0/0
This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily Rock...
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Three on a Rope
![The New Audioscopiks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6vDsZ9ZqMV15GBB7RTKGTjwCR2v.jpg)
1938
![The New Audioscopiks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6vDsZ9ZqMV15GBB7RTKGTjwCR2v.jpg)
The New Audioscopiks
6/1
A Pete Smith short that deals with the newly-created 3-D process.
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The New Audioscopiks
![Fisticuffs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Fisticuffs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Fisticuffs
6/1
This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...
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Fisticuffs
![Swing High](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jlbJbWT4sNyZ3raX5TgsdOzi4hp.jpg)
1932
![Swing High](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jlbJbWT4sNyZ3raX5TgsdOzi4hp.jpg)
Swing High
6/7
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 Aca...
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Swing High
![The Tree in a Test Tube](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8RLXyt7FDwl4m7zvyE61GCoFis4.jpg)
1942
![The Tree in a Test Tube](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8RLXyt7FDwl4m7zvyE61GCoFis4.jpg)
The Tree in a Test Tube
4.867/15
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 average...
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The Tree in a Test Tube
![Diamond Demon](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1947
![Diamond Demon](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Diamond Demon
8/3
The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other talents...
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Diamond Demon
![The Grand Bounce](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iIhmAwpsrbp9AC1ohiIQzS5NMGh.jpg)
1937
![The Grand Bounce](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iIhmAwpsrbp9AC1ohiIQzS5NMGh.jpg)
The Grand Bounce
6.5/4
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...
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The Grand Bounce
![Let's Talk Turkey](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1939
![Let's Talk Turkey](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Let's Talk Turkey
5/1
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 sc...
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Let's Talk Turkey
![Radio Hams](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eaJmayFNjQJ0VrDgOGDuFxoeeh2.jpg)
1939
![Radio Hams](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eaJmayFNjQJ0VrDgOGDuFxoeeh2.jpg)
Radio Hams
6/1
A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.
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Radio Hams
![Set 'em Up](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1939
![Set 'em Up](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Set 'em Up
0/0
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 shots...
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Set 'em Up
![Did'ja Know?](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1950
![Did'ja Know?](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Did'ja Know?
7/1
This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father?; How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year?; Why do...
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Did'ja Know?
![Wedding Bills](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bHiW3KFsHolrm4wOkEyyXM1vJFg.jpg)
1940
![Wedding Bills](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bHiW3KFsHolrm4wOkEyyXM1vJFg.jpg)
Wedding Bills
8/1
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 fo...
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Wedding Bills
![Bar-Rac's Night Out](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1937
![Bar-Rac's Night Out](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Bar-Rac's Night Out
6/2
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a menac...
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Bar-Rac's Night Out
![The Jonker Diamond](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5IDGPLZL1uAW2yYAGGR7l4sxxau.jpg)
1936
![The Jonker Diamond](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5IDGPLZL1uAW2yYAGGR7l4sxxau.jpg)
The Jonker Diamond
4.5/4
Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry Wins...
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The Jonker Diamond
![Ain't It Aggravatin'](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![Ain't It Aggravatin'](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
6/1
This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.
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Ain't It Aggravatin'
![Goofy Movies Number One](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eKzoRsR3EstdGSpTUoD2armZ5wM.jpg)
1933
![Goofy Movies Number One](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eKzoRsR3EstdGSpTUoD2armZ5wM.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number One
5.7/3
The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas is...
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Goofy Movies Number One
![Goofy Movies Number Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iB3AZV2Q3F1wYBGwBS4eEPAwLXl.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iB3AZV2Q3F1wYBGwBS4eEPAwLXl.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Two
6.3/3
A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.
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Goofy Movies Number Two
![Goofy Movies Number Three](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gZ1gEkNjJCIE9cWpsT5ibFFouKZ.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Three](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gZ1gEkNjJCIE9cWpsT5ibFFouKZ.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Three
5/2
This "complete show on one reel" starts with Super-Stupid Picture's "The Heel of a Nation", in which the narrator tells a humorous story while the aud...
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Goofy Movies Number Three
![Goofy Movies Number Four](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/12u121XW8tj7gidsgjJv9oKHoCT.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Four](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/12u121XW8tj7gidsgjJv9oKHoCT.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Four
3.5/2
This entry in the series starts with a "Wotaphony Newsreel," which contains feature stories with humorous commentary. Then we see "Passions of Horse P...
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Goofy Movies Number Four
![Goofy Movies Number Five](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f2sJGRbHo2y2lWq0nk4iRefG0yv.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Five](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f2sJGRbHo2y2lWq0nk4iRefG0yv.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Five
0/0
In this short, Pete Smith provides comedic narration over silent film footage.
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Goofy Movies Number Five
![Goofy Movies Number Six](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f2UMY3GPKRTgMpGghJ75lzJ5QnZ.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Six](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f2UMY3GPKRTgMpGghJ75lzJ5QnZ.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Six
5/2
A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.
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Goofy Movies Number Six
![Goofy Movies Number Seven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y5CaWRlrCI7AN8XxW9UgHV5NC0R.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Seven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y5CaWRlrCI7AN8XxW9UgHV5NC0R.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Seven
5/1
This comedy short contains a "Wotaphony" newsreel and a short film from Super-Stupid Pictures entitled "The Downfall of Thaddeus G. Blotto, Esq." As t...
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Goofy Movies Number Seven
![Goofy Movies Number Eight](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Eight](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Goofy Movies Number Eight
6/1
In this eighth installment in Pete Smith's Goofy Movies short films series, clips from silent films are given comedic narration.
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Goofy Movies Number Eight
![Goofy Movies Number Nine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kHXzEBFKhIeJzy2xcTV5FT4gFSB.jpg)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Nine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kHXzEBFKhIeJzy2xcTV5FT4gFSB.jpg)
Goofy Movies Number Nine
6/1
This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel". The reel's feature, "The Curse of an Aching Husband", tak...
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Goofy Movies Number Nine
![Goofy Movies Number Ten](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Ten](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Goofy Movies Number Ten
0/0
This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...
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Goofy Movies Number Ten
![Things We Can Do Without](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eemr8pm0nK7nweOYsgucvRyAxC5.jpg)
1953
![Things We Can Do Without](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eemr8pm0nK7nweOYsgucvRyAxC5.jpg)
Things We Can Do Without
8/1
A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble tha...
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Things We Can Do Without
![Third Dimensional Murder](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1941
![Third Dimensional Murder](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Third Dimensional Murder
0/0
A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a wi...
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Third Dimensional Murder
![Take a Cue](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1939
![Take a Cue](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Take a Cue
0/0
Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...
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Take a Cue
![Trader Hound](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1931
![Trader Hound](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Trader Hound
6/1
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....
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Trader Hound
![Menu](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/953jcP5Wa5ps5Bne2lyc7ilWemQ.jpg)
1933
![Menu](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/953jcP5Wa5ps5Bne2lyc7ilWemQ.jpg)
Menu
5.111/9
A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.
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Menu
![Handlebars](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1933
![Handlebars](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Handlebars
5.5/1
A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.
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Handlebars
![Strikes and Spares](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hXyx3FyaiEAQxgO4XaB8Bx4faAd.jpg)
1934
![Strikes and Spares](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hXyx3FyaiEAQxgO4XaB8Bx4faAd.jpg)
Strikes and Spares
5.7/10
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 ba...
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Strikes and Spares
![Let's Dance](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1936
![Let's Dance](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Let's Dance
6/1
Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.
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Let's Dance
![Candid Cameramaniacs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yYe9vEW8sLYWLfquj4WK2KJC5Ub.jpg)
1937
![Candid Cameramaniacs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yYe9vEW8sLYWLfquj4WK2KJC5Ub.jpg)
Candid Cameramaniacs
0/0
Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.
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Candid Cameramaniacs
![I Love My Husband, But!](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1946
![I Love My Husband, But!](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
I Love My Husband, But!
0/0
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.
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I Love My Husband, But!
![Movie Pests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/syPiHKgBXcGYZrut0FenVHkrgQR.jpg)
1944
![Movie Pests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/syPiHKgBXcGYZrut0FenVHkrgQR.jpg)
Movie Pests
5.6/8
This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.
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Movie Pests
![Sure Cures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/liCfvC2Ictvt0K890SSxXVoNw7g.jpg)
1946
![Sure Cures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/liCfvC2Ictvt0K890SSxXVoNw7g.jpg)
Sure Cures
5/4
This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.
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Sure Cures
![Wanted - A Master](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/16v1Kz8pHZn1OLYmd8hVfUTw5vA.jpg)
1936
![Wanted - A Master](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/16v1Kz8pHZn1OLYmd8hVfUTw5vA.jpg)
Wanted - A Master
6.2/5
A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the deadli...
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Wanted - A Master
![Fishing Feats](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1951
![Fishing Feats](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Fishing Feats
0/0
With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then wres...
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Fishing Feats
![The Fall Guy](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1955
![The Fall Guy](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Fall Guy
6/1
In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and upo...
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The Fall Guy
![Weather Wizards](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8RSgy2eo7cy5XC43w4MLVTlgKwb.jpg)
1939
![Weather Wizards](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8RSgy2eo7cy5XC43w4MLVTlgKwb.jpg)
Weather Wizards
6/1
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...
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Weather Wizards
!['What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1940
!['What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
0/0
Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.
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'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
![Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1946
![Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
0/0
A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and siz...
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Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
![Roping Wild Bears](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qSwSvUy7SkC7KMKLSSnl1oNCpmt.jpg)
1934
![Roping Wild Bears](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qSwSvUy7SkC7KMKLSSnl1oNCpmt.jpg)
Roping Wild Bears
5/1
Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.
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Roping Wild Bears
![Seeing Hands](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vx6yCteQm2GW0TFoSjp8SYlftrx.jpg)
1943
![Seeing Hands](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vx6yCteQm2GW0TFoSjp8SYlftrx.jpg)
Seeing Hands
5.3/6
This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...
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Seeing Hands
![Water Trix](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dNLjC2KTLfOlRgPeYGtf75mNCdl.jpg)
1949
![Water Trix](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dNLjC2KTLfOlRgPeYGtf75mNCdl.jpg)
Water Trix
5.6/5
In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform var...
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Water Trix
![Fancy Answers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/v6kwGrcXa4TF0vc5m7DzvumAAjD.jpg)
1941
![Fancy Answers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/v6kwGrcXa4TF0vc5m7DzvumAAjD.jpg)
Fancy Answers
4/1
In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.
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Fancy Answers
![Aeronutics](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1941
![Aeronutics](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Aeronutics
0/0
This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.
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Aeronutics
![I Love My Wife BUT!](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1947
![I Love My Wife BUT!](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
I Love My Wife BUT!
7.5/2
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a husband endures the trials of being married to a wife with irritating traits.
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I Love My Wife BUT!
![A Wife's Life](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1950
![A Wife's Life](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
A Wife's Life
6/1
In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.
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A Wife's Life
![I Love My Mother-In-Law But...](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1948
![I Love My Mother-In-Law But...](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
7.3/3
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their son-in-l...
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I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
![Cash Stashers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1953
![Cash Stashers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Cash Stashers
6/1
This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.
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Cash Stashers
![Camera Sleuth](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fu4pypapGubKDkjmdJj0saZJRWv.jpg)
1951
![Camera Sleuth](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fu4pypapGubKDkjmdJj0saZJRWv.jpg)
Camera Sleuth
5/1
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and dispr...
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Camera Sleuth
![Sports Oddities](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/itnFKtOzFsQ1j5eIwBLRRYKrSAv.jpg)
1949
![Sports Oddities](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/itnFKtOzFsQ1j5eIwBLRRYKrSAv.jpg)
Sports Oddities
0/0
A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.
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Sports Oddities
![The Man Around the House](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1955
![The Man Around the House](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Man Around the House
0/0
A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.
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The Man Around the House
![Just What I Needed](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1955
![Just What I Needed](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Just What I Needed
0/0
Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.
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Just What I Needed
![Snow Birds](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9dtLt9t1cMA52mQleWDZ6oy9XMe.jpg)
1932
![Snow Birds](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9dtLt9t1cMA52mQleWDZ6oy9XMe.jpg)
Snow Birds
6/1
This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big Pi...
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Snow Birds
![Wrong Way Butch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/85hx684IS7L5lx9Ep19RqSiWhPz.jpg)
1950
![Wrong Way Butch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/85hx684IS7L5lx9Ep19RqSiWhPz.jpg)
Wrong Way Butch
5.8/5
This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and ma...
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Wrong Way Butch
![You Can't Win](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6MaHRfey3ZNf4sSOihpmL4sYjV3.jpg)
1948
![You Can't Win](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6MaHRfey3ZNf4sSOihpmL4sYjV3.jpg)
You Can't Win
3.7/7
In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.
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You Can't Win
![Do Someone a Favor!](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![Do Someone a Favor!](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Do Someone a Favor!
0/0
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.
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Do Someone a Favor!
![Hollywood Scout](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iridC9CCvuck7bNog62rG67NYJk.jpg)
1945
![Hollywood Scout](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iridC9CCvuck7bNog62rG67NYJk.jpg)
Hollywood Scout
0/0
This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.
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Hollywood Scout
![Acro-Batty](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1942
![Acro-Batty](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Acro-Batty
0/0
A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."
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Acro-Batty
![Donkey Baseball](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xYrrJVmNXxP44Tkr6NwXnNVcbvV.jpg)
1935
![Donkey Baseball](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xYrrJVmNXxP44Tkr6NwXnNVcbvV.jpg)
Donkey Baseball
5/1
This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.
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Donkey Baseball
![Just Suppose](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1948
![Just Suppose](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Just Suppose
0/0
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 a...
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Just Suppose
![The Great Morgan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hQ6t95zKmtVx7GtPacJIPz1QMTY.jpg)
1945
![The Great Morgan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hQ6t95zKmtVx7GtPacJIPz1QMTY.jpg)
The Great Morgan
5.5/2
Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelate...
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The Great Morgan
![Reducing](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1952
![Reducing](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Reducing
2/1
Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...
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Reducing
![Gettin' Glamour](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1946
![Gettin' Glamour](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Gettin' Glamour
0/0
This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.
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Gettin' Glamour
![How to Hold Your Husband - BACK](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xmF9j3FDcnwYyo3OZ68aJm8PG8Q.jpg)
1941
![How to Hold Your Husband - BACK](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xmF9j3FDcnwYyo3OZ68aJm8PG8Q.jpg)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
7/1
In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.
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How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
![Fine Feathers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1933
![Fine Feathers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Fine Feathers
5/1
A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.
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Fine Feathers
![Rough Riding](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![Rough Riding](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Rough Riding
0/0
This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming
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Rough Riding
![The Camera Caught It](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![The Camera Caught It](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Camera Caught It
0/0
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...
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The Camera Caught It
![Water Sports](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1935
![Water Sports](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Water Sports
0/0
This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard a...
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Water Sports
![Animals in Action](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1955
![Animals in Action](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Animals in Action
0/0
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...
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Animals in Action
![Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1947
![Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
0/0
The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.
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Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
![Have You Ever Wondered?](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1947
![Have You Ever Wondered?](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Have You Ever Wondered?
0/0
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.
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Have You Ever Wondered?
![Bargain Madness](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/okrE1FMzdQbMUc0CbGVk4WrACh7.jpg)
1951
![Bargain Madness](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/okrE1FMzdQbMUc0CbGVk4WrACh7.jpg)
Bargain Madness
7/1
In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.
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Bargain Madness
![Harnessed Rhythm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w2xy2qMroeu6lRuqXjdKU7NFnSm.jpg)
1936
![Harnessed Rhythm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w2xy2qMroeu6lRuqXjdKU7NFnSm.jpg)
Harnessed Rhythm
4/1
This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.
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Harnessed Rhythm
![Victory Quiz](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1942
![Victory Quiz](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Victory Quiz
6/1
A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.
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Victory Quiz
![Calling All Pa's](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1942
![Calling All Pa's](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Calling All Pa's
6/1
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.
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Calling All Pa's
![Dogs 'n Ducks](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1953
![Dogs 'n Ducks](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Dogs 'n Ducks
0/0
A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.
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Dogs 'n Ducks
![Lions on the Loose](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zdEwnS2r2pfkjyx4nsHa3Jijm99.jpg)
1941
![Lions on the Loose](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zdEwnS2r2pfkjyx4nsHa3Jijm99.jpg)
Lions on the Loose
0/0
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.
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Lions on the Loose
![Crashing the Movies](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1950
![Crashing the Movies](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Crashing the Movies
0/0
This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a pa...
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Crashing the Movies
![Fish Tales](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![Fish Tales](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Fish Tales
5/1
In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Rogue River.
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Fish Tales
![Ice Aces](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9hDcvrvN9FZUyAbVssewkvOHzO2.jpg)
1948
![Ice Aces](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9hDcvrvN9FZUyAbVssewkvOHzO2.jpg)
Ice Aces
5/1
This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.
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Ice Aces
![Musiquiz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w8qjIEMcH3oxJUFuWOZx5Ado7jk.jpg)
1952
![Musiquiz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w8qjIEMcH3oxJUFuWOZx5Ado7jk.jpg)
Musiquiz
1/1
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.
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Musiquiz
![Heroes at Leisure](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1939
![Heroes at Leisure](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Heroes at Leisure
0/0
This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.
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Heroes at Leisure
![Microscopic Mysteries](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1932
![Microscopic Mysteries](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Microscopic Mysteries
6/1
This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.
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Microscopic Mysteries
![Flicker Memories](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6BO7TMBo1eY2fwJekVpZNvvQNvG.jpg)
1941
![Flicker Memories](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6BO7TMBo1eY2fwJekVpZNvvQNvG.jpg)
Flicker Memories
5.5/2
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.
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Flicker Memories
![Army Champions](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mqde7zAew2kZOWmzgdqZztX4VVl.jpg)
1941
![Army Champions](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mqde7zAew2kZOWmzgdqZztX4VVl.jpg)
Army Champions
5.5/4
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 t...
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Army Champions
![Now You See It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hXs3Aw80pf4UQnpIL3y1AC2aXgG.jpg)
1947
![Now You See It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hXs3Aw80pf4UQnpIL3y1AC2aXgG.jpg)
Now You See It
5.8/4
This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny wri...
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Now You See It
![Audioscopiks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e3jGE8aVKHspxiBdLISrECIsKl0.jpg)
1935
![Audioscopiks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e3jGE8aVKHspxiBdLISrECIsKl0.jpg)
Audioscopiks
4.6/8
After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects mo...
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Audioscopiks
![Quicker'n a Wink](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vlvJLADNU7bZ5ruZs4xC3lDfwXj.jpg)
1940
![Quicker'n a Wink](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vlvJLADNU7bZ5ruZs4xC3lDfwXj.jpg)
Quicker'n a Wink
6/11
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to s...
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Quicker'n a Wink
![La Fiesta de Santa Barbara](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cSmNf3t1cNLulTl23zppQZnQM0Z.jpg)
1935
![La Fiesta de Santa Barbara](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cSmNf3t1cNLulTl23zppQZnQM0Z.jpg)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
5.7/10
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 Awar...
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
![Marines in the Making](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j83imZ82RaU8mOws4VWgyIHFmB.jpg)
1942
![Marines in the Making](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j83imZ82RaU8mOws4VWgyIHFmB.jpg)
Marines in the Making
5/4
This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.
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Marines in the Making
![Groovie Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xQEpBRvmoz9p3ZRHAOKo5LfG46r.jpg)
1944
![Groovie Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xQEpBRvmoz9p3ZRHAOKo5LfG46r.jpg)
Groovie Movie
6.2/4
A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner, and then later various other...
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Groovie Movie
![Safety Sleuth](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1944
![Safety Sleuth](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Safety Sleuth
0/0
Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.
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Safety Sleuth
![The Domineering Male](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1940
![The Domineering Male](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Domineering Male
6/1
This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?
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The Domineering Male
![Color Scales](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fvPW0JFbYjhcf0Ci3aWCX9m0gQ5.jpg)
1932
![Color Scales](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fvPW0JFbYjhcf0Ci3aWCX9m0gQ5.jpg)
Color Scales
6/1
This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.
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Color Scales
![Treasures from Trash](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pGU6mWPGnGZJGMWPwZ9aON3olF7.jpg)
1946
![Treasures from Trash](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pGU6mWPGnGZJGMWPwZ9aON3olF7.jpg)
Treasures from Trash
8/1
This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.
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Treasures from Trash
![Trained Hoofs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1935
![Trained Hoofs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Trained Hoofs
0/0
This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.
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Trained Hoofs
![Football Thrills of 1940](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1941
![Football Thrills of 1940](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Football Thrills of 1940
0/0
Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.
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Football Thrills of 1940
![Football Thrills of 1944](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1945
![Football Thrills of 1944](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Football Thrills of 1944
5/1
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 college...
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Football Thrills of 1944
![Manhattan Melodrama](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gAuBeXANJ0NhlQY7kmas63dFMz7.jpg)
1934
![Manhattan Melodrama](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gAuBeXANJ0NhlQY7kmas63dFMz7.jpg)
Manhattan Melodrama
6.985/65
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.
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Manhattan Melodrama
![Seventh Column](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e7CPwVpcWCrB0JPhCFG2L3cnwNg.jpg)
1943
![Seventh Column](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e7CPwVpcWCrB0JPhCFG2L3cnwNg.jpg)
Seventh Column
0/0
This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.
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Seventh Column
![Equestrian Acrobats](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1937
![Equestrian Acrobats](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Equestrian Acrobats
0/0
This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while riding...
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Equestrian Acrobats
![Pro Football](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/678uKiI2at9YTM0gnHIKsoKtoTH.jpg)
1934
![Pro Football](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/678uKiI2at9YTM0gnHIKsoKtoTH.jpg)
Pro Football
0/0
This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...
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Pro Football
![Badminton](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1945
![Badminton](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Badminton
0/0
Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B. Birdbra...
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Badminton
![Wild and Woolly](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1931
![Wild and Woolly](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Wild and Woolly
0/0
This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.
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Wild and Woolly
![Desert Regatta](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1932
![Desert Regatta](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Desert Regatta
4.5/2
In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.
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Desert Regatta
![This Is a Living?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ifhsWpzkwNZMjvwM9LbKQnFWSs2.jpg)
1953
![This Is a Living?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ifhsWpzkwNZMjvwM9LbKQnFWSs2.jpg)
This Is a Living?
0/0
This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.
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This Is a Living?
![Water Bugs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1941
![Water Bugs](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Water Bugs
0/0
This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California lakes...
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Water Bugs
![Studio Visit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rHVU2I6BBItxnhRUm85WOPZ6wCt.jpg)
1946
![Studio Visit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rHVU2I6BBItxnhRUm85WOPZ6wCt.jpg)
Studio Visit
3.5/2
This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.
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Studio Visit
![Sportsman's Memories](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1944
![Sportsman's Memories](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Sportsman's Memories
0/0
Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio, but...
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Sportsman's Memories
![Aqua Antics](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/geomRVdZdBCkb3BBuG7k7Hxadnc.jpg)
1942
![Aqua Antics](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/geomRVdZdBCkb3BBuG7k7Hxadnc.jpg)
Aqua Antics
5/1
In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.
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Aqua Antics
![Olympic Events](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1932
![Olympic Events](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Olympic Events
0/0
This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
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Olympic Events
![Cuban Rhythm](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1941
![Cuban Rhythm](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Cuban Rhythm
0/0
In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some incorr...
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Cuban Rhythm
![Curious Contests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1Yb7gMapK2Y2LJqV3mWK4YPKlcN.jpg)
1950
![Curious Contests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1Yb7gMapK2Y2LJqV3mWK4YPKlcN.jpg)
Curious Contests
0/0
This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a d...
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Curious Contests
![Penny's Party](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Penny's Party](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Penny's Party
0/0
Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor
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Penny's Party
![Anaesthesia](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oQwBD022BNX3oFrPaNGlpLkJqqR.jpg)
1938
![Anaesthesia](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oQwBD022BNX3oFrPaNGlpLkJqqR.jpg)
Anaesthesia
0/0
An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.
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Anaesthesia
![Dexterity](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1937
![Dexterity](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Dexterity
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Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.
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Dexterity
![Football Thrills of 1937](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Football Thrills of 1937](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Football Thrills of 1937
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A review of the 1937 football season.
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Football Thrills of 1937
![Grid Rules](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Grid Rules](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Grid Rules
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Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.
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Grid Rules
![Hot on Ice](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Hot on Ice](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Hot on Ice
0/0
How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.
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Hot on Ice
![Man's Greatest Friend](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Man's Greatest Friend](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Man's Greatest Friend
0/0
An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.
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Man's Greatest Friend
![Penny's Picnic](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1938
![Penny's Picnic](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Penny's Picnic
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1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.
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Penny's Picnic
![Poetry of Nature](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1939
![Poetry of Nature](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Poetry of Nature
0/0
Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.
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Poetry of Nature
![Bowling Tricks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oOXaB9pORjrOhnDOrbyaf10LHy6.jpg)
1948
![Bowling Tricks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oOXaB9pORjrOhnDOrbyaf10LHy6.jpg)
Bowling Tricks
0/0
A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.
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Bowling Tricks
![Killer Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9HFeUiZSioeEVySAc3oV1ymrsmf.jpg)
1936
![Killer Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9HFeUiZSioeEVySAc3oV1ymrsmf.jpg)
Killer Dog
5.4/7
A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.
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Killer Dog
![Those Good Old Days](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1949
![Those Good Old Days](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Those Good Old Days
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Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...
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Those Good Old Days
![Water Wisdom](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1943
![Water Wisdom](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Water Wisdom
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This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.
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Water Wisdom
![Marine Circus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d3iW8qKPzlSMc7w0RZk2B9xfUtN.jpg)
1939
![Marine Circus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d3iW8qKPzlSMc7w0RZk2B9xfUtN.jpg)
Marine Circus
5/1
This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.
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Marine Circus
![Throttle Pushers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1933
![Throttle Pushers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Throttle Pushers
0/0
Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.
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Throttle Pushers
![Neighbor Pests](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1947
![Neighbor Pests](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Neighbor Pests
0/0
Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.
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Neighbor Pests
![Double Diving](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1939
![Double Diving](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Double Diving
0/0
An exmination of the sport of championship diving.
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Double Diving
![Super Cue Men](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1949
![Super Cue Men](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Super Cue Men
0/0
Pete Smith special about billiard.
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Super Cue Men
![Hurling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5Oe44ZNqbdYzOl9vtDzLGNQVHqH.jpg)
1936
![Hurling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5Oe44ZNqbdYzOl9vtDzLGNQVHqH.jpg)
Hurling
0/0
A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.
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Hurling
![Let's Cogitate](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qvJeLe2pnN7t6HECFKQFaMvia9I.jpg)
1948
![Let's Cogitate](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qvJeLe2pnN7t6HECFKQFaMvia9I.jpg)
Let's Cogitate
0/0
Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.
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Let's Cogitate
![Film Antics](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![Film Antics](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Film Antics
5/1
An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.
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Film Antics
![Guest Pests](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1945
![Guest Pests](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Guest Pests
0/0
An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.
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Guest Pests
![Out for Fun](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
![Out for Fun](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Out for Fun
0/0
A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.
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Out for Fun
![Stuffie](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1940
![Stuffie](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Stuffie
0/0
A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.
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Stuffie
![Fala: The President's Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8COgtfSjHh1e0oSkkMQOVGTqnLI.jpg)
1943
![Fala: The President's Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8COgtfSjHh1e0oSkkMQOVGTqnLI.jpg)
Fala: The President's Dog
6/1
Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.
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Fala: The President's Dog
![Hollywood Daredevils](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1943
![Hollywood Daredevils](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Hollywood Daredevils
0/0
A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.
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Hollywood Daredevils
![Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j0ARsTQi2I3YJyP7AmuLYuXgtJU.jpg)
2002
![Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j0ARsTQi2I3YJyP7AmuLYuXgtJU.jpg)
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 virtuall...
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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
![We Can Dream, Can't We?](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1949
![We Can Dream, Can't We?](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
We Can Dream, Can't We?
0/0
Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.
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