Pete Smith Movies

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

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

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry...

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...

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

This Pete Smith Specialty shows newsreel footage events that live up to the title. They include, among others, a diaper derby (the father who puts a...

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

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

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...

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

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

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

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

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.