Pete Smith Movies

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

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

After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and...

Fala was the famous Scotch Terrier owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his last two presidential terms.

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

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

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we take a music quiz, plus survey various unusual musical instruments.

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

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

A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

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

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...

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

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