Pete Smith Movies

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

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...

This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

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...

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...

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

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

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

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

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

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

This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

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...

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...

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

A review of the 1937 football season.