Pete Smith Movies

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

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

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...

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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

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...

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

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

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

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

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

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

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 Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

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

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

In this "Pete Smith Specialty Short," advice is given on how to deal with certain common pests.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.