Pete Smith Movies

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

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

Wartime housekeeping tips by a home-economics pro who comes to the aid of a bumbling, vertically challenged husband and his statuesque bride.

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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

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...

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

A "Pete Smith Specialty". Three sea lions gatecrash the kitchen of a beach house, steal some goodies, then go on to cause chaos at the party.

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

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

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.