Pete Smith Movies

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

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...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows, humorously, the disastrous results when people save their money in unsafe places.

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

Pete Smith special about billiard.

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

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