Pete Smith Movies

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

How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.

A review of the 1937 football season.

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a...

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,...

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

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

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

This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...

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

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...

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.