Pete Smith Movies

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

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...

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...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

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.

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

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

A "Pete Smith Specialty". Three sea lions gatecrash the kitchen of a beach house, steal some goodies, then go on to cause chaos at the party.