Pete Smith Movies

This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

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

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...

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

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...

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

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

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

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

Under Pete's Smith's narration, this one-reeler tells the story of the training of three new recruits in the Canadian Northwest Mounted. When they...

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

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...