Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

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...

The first part of this short is a "Metrophony" newsreel. It contains actual newsreel footage with humorous commentary (e.g., a flotilla of gondolas...

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.

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

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

After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

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

Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

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

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

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

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

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

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

In this "Pete Smith Specialty Short," advice is given on how to deal with certain common pests.

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.