Pete Smith Movies

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

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

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

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...

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

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

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...

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

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

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

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

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

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

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

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

A review of the 1937 football season.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

An examination of the role played by dogs over the years in scientific research.