Pete Smith Movies

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...

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

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

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

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

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...

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 Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

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

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

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.