Pete Smith Movies

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

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

A "Pete Smith Specialty". Three sea lions gatecrash the kitchen of a beach house, steal some goodies, then go on to cause chaos at the party.

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

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

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

This short film highlights the odd 1930s fad of playing baseball while riding donkeys.

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

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

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

Humorous look at fantasy gadgets like ketchup in a tube, tilting book shelves, etc.

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

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