Pete Smith Movies

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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...

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...

An examination of the problem of the house guest who has overstayed is welcome, and how to get rid of him.

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

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

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

This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.

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

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

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 Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

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

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

An amusing short film that looks at human and animal babies.

In this "Pete Smith Specialty Short," advice is given on how to deal with certain common pests.

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

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