Pete Smith Movies

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

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

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

After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

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

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

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.

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

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...