Pete Smith Movies

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

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

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...