Pete Smith Movies

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

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

This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819.

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...

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

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...

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

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

This MGM Oddity features the 1933 National Football League champion Chicago Bears. The team demonstrates various plays, which are shown first in real...

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

This Pete Smith Specialty is a humorous look at a student's first flying lesson, in a propeller-driven biplane.

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

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

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

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

A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner, and then later various...

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