Pete Smith Movies

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

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

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

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

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 short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

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

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

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

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

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

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

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

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.