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.

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

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the...

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...

This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

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

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

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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

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...

The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this...

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

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

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.

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...

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.