Pete Smith Movies

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

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

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the...

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy...

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...

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

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...

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

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

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

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 Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.