Pete Smith Movies

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

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble...

Pete Smith takes a humorous look at the wildlife that lives among the California redwoods.

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

In this eighth installment in Pete Smith's Goofy Movies short films series, clips from silent films are given comedic narration.

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers.

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

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short film, a homeowner experiences a series of mishaps while taking a day off from the office.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different...

Prudence Penny and Gwen Lee give more cooking tips in Technicolor

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

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

Filmmaker Pete Smith is very protective of the trophies and other mementos associated with his films that are located in his office at the studio,...

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

A Pete Smith Specialty. Classic high spots from last year's football landmarks.