Pete Smith Movies

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry...

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.

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

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

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...

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...

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

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

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

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, answers are sought regarding some things people may have wondered about.

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.