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.

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...

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

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

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...

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.

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...

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.

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...

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

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

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

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

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

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