Pete Smith Movies

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

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...

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.

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and...

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

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

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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...

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

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