Pete Smith Movies

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

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

Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the...

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

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and...

This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used...

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

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 short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

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,...

Shows how the game of football developed, and how its rules came to be.