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1.
The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
Episode:
Go Down, Moses
(1963)
60 min | Drama
The excellent Ruby Dee plays the escaped slave Harriet Tubman and her attempts to rescue enslaved family members and friends through the pre-Civil War Underground Railroad.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Ruby Dee, Brock Peters, Ossie Davis, Ethel Waters
Votes: 12
2. My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
30 min | Comedy
John Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia.
Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 478
3. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.
Stars: Russell Johnson, Van Heflin, Eddie Little Sky, Kent Smith
Votes: 136
4.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
Monroe the Misogynist
(1970)
Comedy
Monroe is accused by his wife and editor Hamilton of being a woman hater with his cartoons as evidence. That disturbs him, causing him to reexamine his approach to his work.
Director: Allen Baron | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 9
5.
My World and Welcome to It (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Mea Culpa Bit
(1970)
Comedy
When John is working Lydia's frequent interruptions slow him down so he chases her from his study. But when she accidentally breaks her arm he feels responsible. But so does everyone else.
Director: John Rich | Stars: William Windom, Joan Hotchkis, Lisa Gerritsen, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 8
6. Giant (1956)
G | 201 min | Drama, Western
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
Votes: 42,258
7. The Parent Trap (1961)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 23,986
8. Gypsy (1962)
Approved | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Paul Wallace
Votes: 6,998 | Gross: $13.01M
9. Home Before Dark (1958)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama
Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 1,271
10. Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
In this Pete Smith Specialty, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events ... See full summary »
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Harold E. Edgerton, Clarence Curtis, Tex Harris, Charles Lacey
Votes: 379
11. Sayonara (1957)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Romance
A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Ricardo Montalban, Patricia Owens, James Garner
Votes: 7,715 | Gross: $26.30M
12. Groovie Movie (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner Jean Phelps-Veloz, and then later various other couples. We start ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, Buster Brodie, Dorothy Ford, Charles Saggau
Votes: 117
13. The Stu Erwin Show (1950–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Stu Erwin played a mild-mannered high-school principal, with June Collyer as his wife.
Stars: Stuart Erwin, June Collyer, Ann E. Todd, Sheila James Kuehl
Votes: 136
14. Take a Cue (1939)
Approved | 9 min | Short
Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson, who teaches them in the fine art of ... See full summary »
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Charles C. Peterson, Pete Smith, Doodles Weaver
Votes: 64
15. A Man Called Horse (1970)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou
Votes: 9,363 | Gross: $1.94M
16. Redskin (1929)
82 min | Western, Adventure, Drama
Wing Foot (Richard Dix), a Navajo, is educated in an otherwise all-white school. In the course of the story, he experiences prejudice from both the whites because of his race and the ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Richard Dix, Julie Carter, Tully Marshall, George Regas
Votes: 224
17. A Majority of One (1961)
Approved | 156 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness, Ray Danton, Madlyn Rhue
Votes: 1,165
18. One Man's Way (1964)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the life of a world-famous minister, lecturer and best-selling author.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Don Murray, Diana Hyland, William Windom, Virginia Christine
Votes: 174
19. Seeing Hands (1943)
Passed | 11 min | Short, War, Drama
Tells the story of Ben Helwig and his important contribution to the American war effort. Ben's story starts in the Great Depression when he, a young teen, is separated from his parents ... See full summary »
Director: Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Barbara Bedford, William Bishop, Robert Frazer, Russell Gleason
Votes: 183
20. Movie Pests (1944)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, William Bailey, Margaret Bert, Heinie Conklin
Votes: 275
21. Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Approved | 127 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford
Votes: 25,217 | Gross: $12.32M
22. The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
G | 102 min | Adventure, Western
Ex-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Nancy Kulp
Votes: 1,506
23. The FBI Story (1959)
Approved | 149 min | Crime, Drama, History
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell
Votes: 3,880
24. Westbound (1958)
Passed | 72 min | Western
In 1864 Capt. John Hayes goes to Colorado to take over the stagecoach line and keep the flow of Western gold flowing and help the North win the Civil War.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Karen Steele, Michael Dante
Votes: 1,503
25. I Love My Husband, But! (1946)
10 min | Comedy, Short
A wife explains the habits her husband has that drive her crazy.
Director: Dave O'Brien | Stars: Pete Smith, Dave O'Brien, Lila Leeds, Dorothy Short
Votes: 100
26. Water Bugs (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Short
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. Included in this film are paddle ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Earl McClary, Pete Smith
Votes: 36
27. Grandpa Called It Art (1944)
10 min | Documentary, Short, History
Americans as a collective were known as being artistically challenged. During Grandpa's time, art in America was looked at a bit differently than it is today. Typical of the American ideal ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Hart | Stars: John Nesbitt, Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Thomas Hart Benton, Charles Burchfield
Votes: 90
28. Moment to Moment (1966)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
A psychiatrist's wife thinks her French Riviera lover is dead.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Jean Seberg, Honor Blackman, Sean Garrison, Arthur Hill
Votes: 372
29. Badminton (1945)
10 min | Short, Sport
Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B. Birdbrain bumbles his way through building a backyard badminton court.
Director: Philip W. Anderson | Stars: Pete Smith, Ken Davidson, Joe Watters, Ben Blue
Votes: 27
30. How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
When a carefree bachelor tries to get his best friend to drop his mistress and return to his wife, he discovers that he too has romantic problems.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson
Votes: 836
31. Cash McCall (1960)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
James Garner put in a winning performance as a similarly unreconstructed capitalist in the grip of merger mania.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger
Votes: 1,618
32. Aqua Antics (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Sport
Members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Pete Smith, Pete Peterson, Bob Butts, Windy McDonald
Votes: 64
33. Seventh Column (1943)
Approved | 9 min | Comedy, Short
A short showing how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 91
34. The Domineering Male (1940)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
This Pete Smith Specialty looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?
Director: Johnny Hines | Stars: Barbara Bedford, Margaret Bert, William Newell, Sally Payne
Votes: 76
35. Radio Hams (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Drama
A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Barbara Bedford, Eleanor Counts, Jack Daley, Robert Homans
Votes: 116
36. Acro-Batty (1942)
Approved | 9 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Pete Smith, The Bounding Jays, The Incredible Eriksons, 'Snub' Pollard
Votes: 59
37. Mister Moses (1965)
115 min | Adventure, Romance
In 1960s Kenya, American snake-oil salesman and diamond smuggler Joe Moses is chased out of many villages and pursued by the authorities until fate entrusts him with helping a native tribe that believes he is a holy man.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Carroll Baker, Ian Bannen, Alexander Knox
Votes: 333
38. Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
A young man takes a succession of odd jobs to save enough money to buy a house for himself and his mother. He lands a position in a newspaper office and falls in love with the beautiful ... See full summary »
Director: Monta Bell | Stars: John Gilbert, Jeanne Eagels, Gladys Brockwell, Marc McDermott
Votes: 394
39. Dark Magic (1939)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joseph A. Doakes goes into a toy shop looking for a gift for his 12-year-old son, and the clerk shows him a box of magic tricks. After a store employee demonstrates several of them, Doakes ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Robert Benchley, Ruth Lee, John Scarne
Votes: 146
40. Fancy Answers (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Short
In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: Pete Smith, The Cristiani Family, William Bailey, Byron Foulger
Votes: 54
41. Easy Life (1944)
Passed | 20 min | Crime, Short, Drama
In this entry in the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series young Frank Davis, dropping out of school and joining a small-time hoodlum gang, finds out that leading a life of crime is not all he thought it would be.
Director: Walter Hart | Stars: Steven Geray, Bernard Thomas, William 'Bill' Phillips, William Challee
Votes: 109
42. Cuban Rhythm (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some incorrect techniques for those dances.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, Madeline Pollard, Mickey Alvarez
Votes: 67
43. Set 'em Up (1939)
9 min | Comedy, Documentary, Short
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Pete Smith, Andy Varipapa, Ned Day, Sally Payne
Votes: 20
44. Memory Tricks (1941)
9 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, Ralph Brooks, Everett Brown, Helen Dickson
Votes: 13
45. Army Champions (1941)
Approved | 11 min | Documentary, Short
This MGM short, part of the A Pete Smith Specialty series, focuses on the young men who have signed up to serve their country. Speed, teamwork and accuracy are the hallmark of all army ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Vogel | Star: Pete Smith
Votes: 145
46. First Aid (1943)
Approved | 11 min | Short
This Pete Smith Specialty is a semihumorous look at basic first aid techniques for mishaps that often occur around the house. It was produced in cooperation with the Beverly Hills First Aid Unit of the American Red Cross Disaster Service.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Eileen Percy, Kenneth Brown, Sally Eilers, Leila Hyams
Votes: 51
47. Fala: The President's Dog (1943)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Light-hearted film about Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog Fala.
Director: Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Pete Smith, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill
Votes: 57
48. Victory Quiz (1942)
9 min | Short
A quiz where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, William Bailey, Alan Hale Jr., Dave O'Brien
Votes: 103
49. Hollywood Daredevils (1943)
9 min | Short, Comedy
A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Pete Smith, Harry Woolman
Votes: 38
50. Marine Circus (1939)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Family
This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: Pete Smith
Votes: 74