Pete Smith Movies

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

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...

This comedy short contains a "Wotaphony" newsreel and a short film from Super-Stupid Pictures entitled "The Downfall of Thaddeus G. Blotto, Esq." As...

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

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

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

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

Under Pete's Smith's narration, this one-reeler tells the story of the training of three new recruits in the Canadian Northwest Mounted. When they...

Pete Smith special about billiard.

Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.