Pete Smith Movies

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

This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.

Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while...

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

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

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

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

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

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 short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

In this short, Pete Smith provides comedic narration over silent film footage.