Pete Smith Movies

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

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...

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

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.

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

In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Rogue River.

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

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

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...

A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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

A Pete Smith Specialty. Chef Prudence Penny gives hints on cooking.

With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a husband endures the trials of being married to a wife with irritating traits.

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

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