Pete Smith Movies

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

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

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

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

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

This "complete show on one reel" starts with Super-Stupid Picture's "The Heel of a Nation", in which the narrator tells a humorous story while the...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

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

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.

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.

This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this...

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner, and then later various...