Pete Smith Movies

This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.

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...

A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

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

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

Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th...

This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and...

A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

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

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.

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

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.

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

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...

A ten-minute short starring Hollywood producer Pete Smith.

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

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

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

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