Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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

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

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

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of...

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

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this...

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

Wartime housekeeping tips by a home-economics pro who comes to the aid of a bumbling, vertically challenged husband and his statuesque bride.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. A documentary that explains the answers to questions about Portuguese man-of-war fish and the Rosetta Stone, among others.

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

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

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and...

A humorous look at some typical housework troubles that may arise. A Pete Smith Specialty short.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.