Pete Smith Movies

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

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

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 where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a...

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

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

Five years after he narrated STRIKES AND SPARES, Pete Smith returns to the subject of bowling with two pros: Andy Varipapa, who threw some trick...

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

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

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.