Pete Smith Movies

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

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

Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

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...

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 accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

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

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

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...

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

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

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

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