Pete Smith Movies

A ten-minute short starring Hollywood producer Pete Smith.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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

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

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

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

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

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

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

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.

With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then...

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...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

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

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.