Pete Smith Movies

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

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.

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

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

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

In this short, Pete Smith provides comedic narration over silent film footage.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

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

This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel". The reel's feature, "The Curse of an Aching Husband",...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.

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

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

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

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