Pete Smith Movies

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

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

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

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

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...

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

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

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

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

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

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

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

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...

The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.