Pete Smith Movies

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy...

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

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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

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

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

This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

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...

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

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

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.

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

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

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

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

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.