Pete Smith Filmes

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

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

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

A Pete Smith short that deals with the newly-created 3-D process.

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

A comic short filled with fake news and a fake movie trailer made up of clips from silent movies.

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

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases a group called the Water Bugs. Its members devise new ways to experience thrills on the waters of California...

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

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....

Highlights the fast-paced and dangerous world of professional auto racing.

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard...

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 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...

This Pete Smith Specialty shows water-safety and life-saving techniques taught by the American Red Cross to advanced swimmers.

This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

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

This entry in the "whole show on one reel" series begins with a do-it-yourself overture for which the narrator asks the audience to hum any song they...

The audience is asked questions about sports facts and records involving tennis, wrestling, swimming, golf, and cycling.