Pete Smith Movies

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

A short film where viewers are given 10 or 15 seconds to answer questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

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...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

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

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

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

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...