Pete Smith Movies

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

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

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

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...

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

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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

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

This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life.

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

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

How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.

This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...

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

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....