Pete Smith Movies

This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

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...

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

A ten-minute short starring Hollywood producer Pete Smith.

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

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...

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...

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics. Reliving past games of...

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.