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Pete Smith
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Pete Smith
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1892-09-04,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine. That led to his being hired as a publicist for Famous Players-Lasky and Artcraft Pictures, and he was later appointed publicity director at Paramount Pictures. Director Marshall Neilan hired Smith to be the publicist for his own production company, and Smith left New York for Hollywood. After Neilan's company closed, Smith freelanced for a short period before being hired by MGM in 1925 as the head of its publicity department, a position he held until 1930. The job that really brought him recognition, however, was his producing, writing and narrating a series of shorts known as "Pete Smith Specialties" for MGM. The one-reelers covered just about every subject imaginable, from the animal world to the latest technology to how to handle annoying patrons in movie theaters, all delivered with Smith's trademark wry, bemused narration. Many of the later shorts were written and directed by actor Dave O'Brien, using the name David Barclay. Sixteen entries in the series were nominated for Oscars, and two of them won. The series came to an end in 1954, though there were enough made to continue releasing into 1955. Smith's later years were plagued by bad health, and he spent more and more time being hospitalized. In 1979, with his health deteriorating rapidly, he committed suicide by jumping out of the window of his ninth-floor hospital room. He was 86 years old.

Filmography

5.4

Killer Dog
1936-08-29

5

Let's Cogitate
1948-12-25

Those Good Old Days

0

Those Good Old Days
1949-04-16

0

Water Wisdom
1943-11-27

5

Marine Circus
1939-03-11

Throttle Pushers

0

Throttle Pushers
1933-04-01

0

Neighbor Pests
1947-05-03

5

Film Antics
1954-07-08

0

Inflation
1933-06-15

4.917

Menu
1933-09-23

Romance of Radium

6

Romance of Radium
1937-10-23

Goofy Movies Number Seven

5

Goofy Movies Number Seven
1934-09-18

Strikes and Spares

5.9

Strikes and Spares
1934-10-20

5.818

Penny Wisdom
1937-04-10

0

Friend Indeed
1937-12-28

Pigskin Champions

0

Pigskin Champions
1937-08-14

6

Fisticuffs
1938-08-27

The New Audioscopiks

6

The New Audioscopiks
1938-01-16

Three on a Rope

0

Three on a Rope
1938-02-19

0

Guest Pests
1945-10-20

0

Out for Fun
1954-05-08

6.444

Swing High
1932-11-12

0

Super Cue Men
1949-01-29

0

Double Diving
1939-01-14

The Tree in a Test Tube

4.938

The Tree in a Test Tube
1942-11-19

0

Hurling
1936-11-16

8

Diamond Demon
1947-02-01

0

Stuffie
1940-03-02

The Grand Bounce

6.5

The Grand Bounce
1937-05-22

0

Set 'em Up
1939-10-06

Let's Talk Turkey

5

Let's Talk Turkey
1939-10-28

6

Radio Hams
1939-05-19

6

Trader Hound
1931-04-08

Fala: The President's Dog

6

Fala: The President's Dog
1943-04-10

Hollywood Daredevils

0

Hollywood Daredevils
1943-03-20

The Jonker Diamond

4.5

The Jonker Diamond
1936-03-27

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

0

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002-02-05

We Can Dream, Can't We?

0

We Can Dream, Can't We?
1949-12-03

Goofy Movies Number Eight

6

Goofy Movies Number Eight
1934-10-06

Things We Can Do Without

8

Things We Can Do Without
1953-12-05

Ain't It Aggravatin'

6

Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954-02-06

Goofy Movies Number Ten

0

Goofy Movies Number Ten
1934-12-01

Goofy Movies Number Two

6.3

Goofy Movies Number Two
1934-02-24

Goofy Movies Number Three

5

Goofy Movies Number Three
1934-03-24

Goofy Movies Number Four

3.5

Goofy Movies Number Four
1934-05-05

Goofy Movies Number Six

5

Goofy Movies Number Six
1934-07-28

Goofy Movies Number One

5.7

Goofy Movies Number One
1933-12-23

Goofy Movies Number Five

0

Goofy Movies Number Five
1934-06-06

Goofy Movies Number Nine

6

Goofy Movies Number Nine
1934-11-03

6

Did'ja Know?
1950-05-06

8

Wedding Bills
1940-11-13

Third Dimensional Murder

0

Third Dimensional Murder
1941-03-01

5.5

Handlebars
1933-08-26

0

Take a Cue
1939-08-12

6

Let's Dance
1936-01-04

Candid Cameramaniacs

0

Candid Cameramaniacs
1937-12-11

Bar-Rac's Night Out

6

Bar-Rac's Night Out
1937-02-27

0

Fishing Feats
1951-12-22

I Love My Husband, But!

0

I Love My Husband, But!
1946-12-07

6

The Fall Guy
1955-06-04

5.6

Movie Pests
1944-07-08

5

Sure Cures
1946-11-02

Wanted - A Master

6.3

Wanted - A Master
1936-12-26

Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

0

Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946-05-18

'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

0

'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
1940-08-08

Weather Wizards

6

Weather Wizards
1939-04-08

Roping Wild Bears

5

Roping Wild Bears
1934-02-10

4

Fancy Answers
1941-11-01

5.3

Seeing Hands
1943-07-03

5.6

Water Trix
1949-11-05

0

Aeronutics
1941-04-26

I Love My Wife BUT!

7.5

I Love My Wife BUT!
1947-04-05

6

A Wife's Life
1950-09-01

I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

7.3

I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948-02-07

6

Cash Stashers
1953-08-29

5

Camera Sleuth
1951-04-28

Just What I Needed

0

Just What I Needed
1955-04-15

Sports Oddities

0

Sports Oddities
1949-12-31

6

Snow Birds
1932-08-20

The Man Around the House

0

The Man Around the House
1955-01-01

Wrong Way Butch

5.8

Wrong Way Butch
1950-09-02

3.7

You Can't Win
1948-05-29

Do Someone a Favor!

0

Do Someone a Favor!
1954-04-10

Donkey Baseball

5

Donkey Baseball
1935-03-02

0

Acro-Batty
1942-03-28

Hollywood Scout

0

Hollywood Scout
1945-04-14

The Great Morgan

5.5

The Great Morgan
1945-01-01

6

Just Suppose
1948-07-17

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

7

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
1941-12-30

Gettin' Glamour

0

Gettin' Glamour
1946-02-02

2

Reducing
1952-03-22

0

Rough Riding
1954-12-11

5

Fine Feathers
1933-11-18

The Camera Caught It

0

The Camera Caught It
1954-10-09

Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12

0

Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
1947-01-11

Animals in Action

0

Animals in Action
1955-05-21

0

Water Sports
1935-10-26

Have You Ever Wondered?

0

Have You Ever Wondered?
1947-12-13

Bargain Madness

7

Bargain Madness
1951-07-04

6

Victory Quiz
1942-05-09

0

Dogs 'n Ducks
1953-06-27

Calling All Pa's

6

Calling All Pa's
1942-10-24

Harnessed Rhythm

4

Harnessed Rhythm
1936-06-06

Lions on the Loose

0

Lions on the Loose
1941-05-24

Crashing the Movies

0

Crashing the Movies
1950-01-28

5

Ice Aces
1948-11-06

1

Musiquiz
1952-02-16

5

Fish Tales
1954-03-13

Microscopic Mysteries

6

Microscopic Mysteries
1932-10-18

Heroes at Leisure

0

Heroes at Leisure
1939-02-02

Flicker Memories

5

Flicker Memories
1941-10-04

5

Audioscopiks
1935-12-26

5.8

Now You See It
1947-03-20

Quicker'n a Wink

6.6

Quicker'n a Wink
1940-10-12

5.5

Army Champions
1941-10-11

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

5.8

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935-12-07

Marines in the Making

5

Marines in the Making
1942-12-26

6.2

Groovie Movie
1944-02-19

0

Safety Sleuth
1944-11-25

The Domineering Male

6

The Domineering Male
1940-03-30

6

Color Scales
1932-04-23

Treasures from Trash

8

Treasures from Trash
1946-06-08

0

Trained Hoofs
1935-10-12

Football Thrills of 1940

0

Football Thrills of 1940
1941-09-20

Football Thrills of 1944

5

Football Thrills of 1944
1945-09-08

Manhattan Melodrama

7

Manhattan Melodrama
1934-05-04

0

Seventh Column
1943-07-31

Equestrian Acrobats

0

Equestrian Acrobats
1937-08-14

0

Pro Football
1934-09-22

0

Badminton
1945-12-08

This Is a Living?

0

This Is a Living?
1953-10-10

4.5

Desert Regatta
1932-09-17

Wild and Woolly

0

Wild and Woolly
1931-11-07

0

Water Bugs
1941-08-16

3.5

Studio Visit
1946-05-11

Sportsman's Memories

0

Sportsman's Memories
1944-04-22

5

Aqua Antics
1942-01-24

0

Olympic Events
1932-03-05

0

Cuban Rhythm
1941-06-21

Curious Contests

0

Curious Contests
1950-11-11

0

Penny's Party
1938-04-09

0

Dexterity
1937-01-16

0

Hot on Ice
1938-10-22

0

Anaesthesia
1938-07-09

0

Grid Rules
1938-10-15

Football Thrills of 1937

0

Football Thrills of 1937
1938-09-10

Man's Greatest Friend

0

Man's Greatest Friend
1938-11-19

0

Penny's Picnic
1938-12-17

Poetry of Nature

0

Poetry of Nature
1939-06-17

0

Bowling Tricks
1948-01-10

0

Memory Tricks
1941-03-15

Culinary Carving

0

Culinary Carving
1939-07-01

0

Home Maid
1944-02-19

The Mosconi Story

0

The Mosconi Story
1953-02-07

What About Daddy?

0

What About Daddy?
1942-02-28

Spots Before Your Eyes

0

Spots Before Your Eyes
1940-05-04