Pete Smith Movies

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

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

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a...

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

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...

This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

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

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

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

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

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

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