Pete Smith Movies

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then...

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

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

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

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

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

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...

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

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.

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