Pete Smith Movies

Demonstrates how accidents happen when proper safety devices are neglected.

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

Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th...

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then...

Beautiful women allow men to crack whips and throw horseshoes at their heads.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, we see how real-life investigator Jo Goggin used a motion picture surveillance camera to gather evidence and...

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

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

This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big...

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

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

A demonstration of trick shots by champion bowler Andy Varipapa.

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

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

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home...

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

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.