Pete Smith Movies

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

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...

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...

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

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

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

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...

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...

The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

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

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...

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.