Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

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

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

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

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

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

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

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...

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

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...

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Classic high spots from last year's football landmarks.

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

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

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

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

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