Pete Smith Movies

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

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

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

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

Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

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

Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

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

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

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

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.

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

In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Rogue River.

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

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

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...