Pete Smith Movies

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...

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

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...

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.

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

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

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

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