Pete Smith Movies

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

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

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

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

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

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

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

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the...

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

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...

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...

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

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