Pete Smith Movies

This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

Narrator Pete Smith talks about the different kinds of neighbors that can be pests, and how to deal with them.

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

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

A Pete Smith short that deals with the newly-created 3-D process.

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

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

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

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

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

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...

A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

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

This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.