Pete Smith Movies

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

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

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 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...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

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...

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

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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

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...

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

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 comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

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

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

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Rogue River.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

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

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