Pete Smith Movies

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

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

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

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...

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

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 is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

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

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

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

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

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