Pete Smith Movies

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...

The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

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...

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

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

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

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

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

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

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."

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.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

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

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

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.