Pete Smith Movies

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

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

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

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...