Hollywood Hobbies

In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

Young Bill Hickok

Bill Hickok, assisted by Calamity Jane, is after a foreign agent and his guerrilla band who are trying to take over some western territory just as the Civil War is coming to a close.

Romance on the Range

Fur theives are looting the traps on the ranch where Roy is foreman and they have murdered one of Roy's friends.

Tuxedo Junction

The Weaver Brothers and Elviry have migrated from their usual hard-scrabble digs in the Ozarks and have taken up truck-farming.

Let's Talk Turkey

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 scowling family, and Abner has no idea how to proceed. The film's narrator has us cut away to the kitchen of chef M.O. Cullen who demonstrates the proper way to carve the bird, spoon out the stuffing, and lay out the platter. Back to Abner, who's missed Cullen's lesson, so he makes a fine mess. Can this marriage survive?

Rodeo Dough

After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star-filled rodeo.

The Domineering Male

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

Nevada City

The conflict between a railroader and a stage line owner is being aggravated by bad guys who are sabotaging both sides. Roy and Gabby mediate the conflict and expose the bad guys.

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest and get more than they expected.

Ain't It Aggravatin'

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

Jesse James at Bay

When Jesse learns that Krager is cheating settlers, he and his gang rob trains to obtain money for them to purchase their land. Krager, finding a Jesse look alike in Burns, hires him to wreck havoc on the ranchers. When Jesse kills Burns he switches clothes and goes after the culprits.

La Conga Nights

In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.

Set 'em Up

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 in the earlier movie and Ned Day, who demonstrates proper form and technique.

Bested by a Beard

Leon Errol disguises himself as a mystic, in order to fool repo men.

Mountain Rhythm

The Weaver family buys some farmland in California, but the headmaster of a nearby boys school doesn't want them as neighbors, and before long the boys at the school are causing trouble for the Weavers.

Cash Stashers

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.

Bargain Madness

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.