Pete Smith Movies

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.

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

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

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

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

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...

Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony...

The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

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...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny...

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

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...

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.