Movies

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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

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

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....

After the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects...

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

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

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

This humorous short film shows various species of tropical fish at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

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

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

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

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...

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

An exmination of the sport of championship diving.

In this final entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series, Smith pays tribute to actor and stuntman Dave O'Brien, who took many falls and spills (and...

Life in mid-century America is humorously compared to life at the turn of the century. Subject covered are keeping accurate time, proposing marriage,...

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...

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