Pete Smith Filmes

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

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

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

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

An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th...

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

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

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

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

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

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

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...

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