Pete Smith Movies

Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th...

This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...

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

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

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...

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

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...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, two lion cubs escape from the zoo and go on an adventure.

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.

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

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

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

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

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...

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

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

This short film focuses on how racehorses are trained.

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.