Movies

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and rehearsing stunts for films.

In this Pete Smith Specialty, cameraman Charles T. Trego films water skiing champion Preston Petersen, as he and two unnamed female skiers perform...

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

The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other...

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

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

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...

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...

A short film showing the Irish contact sport known as hurling, which is similar to, but much rougher than, American football.

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...

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

Trader Hound, a dog who walks upright, wears human clothes, and speaks English, is in darkest Africa with a young sheik who is looking for adventure....

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the...

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

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

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

Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.

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