Pete Smith Movies

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.

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

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

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

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

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

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

Pete Smith special about billiard.

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

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...

This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.