Pete Smith Movies

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

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 Specialty short, a friendly do-gooder's good deeds backfire.

A look at colorful (and mostly imported) birds, ranging in size from hummingbirds to storks.

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry...

This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the...

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

In this Sports Champions entry, power boat racers use specially designed outboard motor boats in a race on California's Salton Sea.

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...

How the game of ice hockey is played, demonstrated by the hockey team at Loyola University.

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...

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

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

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

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

This Sports Champions entry visits a rodeo and highlights the three main events: bronco busting, bull riding, and bull-dogging steers.

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

A boy trains his new golden retriever for duck retrieving competition, much to the chagrin of his first dog, a lovable but untrained mutt.