Pete Smith Movies

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

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

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

In this "Pete Smith Specialty Short," advice is given on how to deal with certain common pests.

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

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 "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

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

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

A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner, and then later various...

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

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

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

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