Pete Smith Movies

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

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 short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

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

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

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.