Pete Smith Movies

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.

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy...

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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

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

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

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

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

A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

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...

A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

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

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

The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

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