Pete Smith Movies

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget...

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

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

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

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

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

Pete Smith tells the story of 'Sparky', a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master, a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire, and...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

An attempt to explain the economic cycle of inflation and unemployment.

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

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

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

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building.

This short film focuses on a group of lifeguards from a Southern California beach during the off season.

Wild bears that bother livestock are captured with ropes and shipped to zoos.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...