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.

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

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

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.

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 short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

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

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

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

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

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

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...

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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

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...

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.