Pete Smith Movies

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

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

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

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

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...

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

A Pete Smith Specialty short on saving an important dinner after the household's cook suddenly quits.

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

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

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

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.