Movies: Pete Smith

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events that occur too fast to be seen by the naked eye. Exampl...

A humorous history of the bicycle since 1819....

A tense businessman seeks to find a relaxing pastime but proves himself inept at golf, duck-hunting, and model plane building....

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check was written on Friday afternoon, but cannot be cashed before the following Tuesday. The check is use...

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

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

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

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 focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and teamwork of sports and how these qualities are translated into the weapons training of American soldi...

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 Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Novelty). The film documents The Flying Codonas, a family of fly...

Choreographer Dave Gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps. Also featured are an adagio and Russian sword dancers....

This short film takes a look through a microscope's lens at insect life....

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do indoor radiators make that pounding noise? Why do mammals yawn?...

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

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art....

This Pete Smith Specialty showcases the Cristiani Family, a circus act. They mount and dismount moving horses and perform acrobatic feats while riding them....

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

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

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects move towards the camera, including a ladder being shoved out a window, the slide on a trombone, a woma...