Pete Smith Movies

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

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

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

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

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

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

This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

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...

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

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...

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

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

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

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 day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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