Pete Smith
Peter Schmidt · 'a Smith named Pete' · A Smith Named Pete
- Туған күні:
- 1892-09-04
- Қайтыс болған күні:
- 1979-01-12
- Туған жері:
- New York City, New York, USA
Өмірбаяны
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.
Фильмографиясы
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fall Guy
1955
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Animals in Action
1955
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Just What I Needed
1955
Narrator
The Man Around the House
1955
Narrator (voice)
Rough Riding
1954
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator
The Camera Caught It
1954
Narrator
Film Antics
1954
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator
Out for Fun
1954
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
Do Someone a Favor!
1954
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Fish Tales
1954
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Things We Can Do Without
1953
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
This Is a Living?
1953
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Cash Stashers
1953
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Dogs 'n Ducks
1953
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
The Mosconi Story
1953
Narrator
Reducing
1952
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Musiquiz
1952
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Fishing Feats
1951
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Bargain Madness
1951
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Camera Sleuth
1951
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Curious Contests
1950
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Narrator (voice) (as a Smith named Pete)
Wrong Way Butch
1950
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Narrator (voice)
A Wife's Life
1950
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Did'ja Know?
1950
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Crashing the Movies
1950
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Pest Control
1950
Narrator
Sports Oddities
1949
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
We Can Dream, Can't We?
1949
Narrator
Water Trix
1949
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Those Good Old Days
1949
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator
Super Cue Men
1949
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator
Let's Cogitate
1948
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator (voice
Ice Aces
1948
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Just Suppose
1948
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
You Can't Win
1948
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Narrator (voice)
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Bowling Tricks
1948
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator(voice)
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Surfboard Rhythm
1947
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
Football Thrills No. 10
1947
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Neighbor Pests
1947
Narrator
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Now You See It
1947
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Diamond Demon
1947
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
1947
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator
I Love My Husband, But!
1946
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Sure Cures
1946
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Football Thrills No. 9
1946
Narrator
Treasures from Trash
1946
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Studio Visit
1946
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Gettin' Glamour
1946
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Fala at Hyde Park
1946
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
Badminton
1945
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Guest Pests
1945
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Football Thrills of 1944
1945
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator
Hollywood Scout
1945
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator / Chimp (voice)
The Great Morgan
1945
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Safety Sleuth
1944
Pete Smith - Narrator
Football Thrills of 1943
1944
Narrator
Movie Pests
1944
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Sportsman's Memories
1944
Narrator (voice)
Groovie Movie
1944
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator
Home Maid
1944
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Water Wisdom
1943
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator(voice)
Football Thrills of 1942
1943
Narrator
Seventh Column
1943
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Seeing Hands
1943
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fala: The President's Dog
1943
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator - Host
Hollywood Daredevils
1943
Narrator
Marines in the Making
1942
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Дерево в пробирке
1942
TMDb 5.2 / 10
as Interlocutor (voice)
Calling All Pa's
1942
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Football Thrills of 1941
1942
Narrator
Victory Quiz
1942
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Acro-Batty
1942
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator
What About Daddy?
1942
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Aqua Antics
1942
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
1941
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Fancy Answers
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Army Champions
1941
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Flicker Memories
1941
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Football Thrills of 1940
1941
Narrator
Water Bugs
1941
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Cuban Rhythm
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Lions on the Loose
1941
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Aeronutics
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Memory Tricks
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Third Dimensional Murder
1941
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Penny To the Rescue
1941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Wedding Bills
1940
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Quicker'n a Wink
1940
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Please Answer (I.Q. #3)
1940
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
1940
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Social Sea Lions
1940
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Spots Before Your Eyes
1940
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
The Domineering Male
1940
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Stuffie
1940
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Maintain the Right
1940
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Let's Talk Turkey
1939
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator
Set 'em Up
1939
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Narrator
Take a Cue
1939
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Culinary Carving
1939
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Poetry of Nature
1939
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Hams
1939
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Weather Wizards
1939
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Marine Circus
1939
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator
Heroes at Leisure
1939
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Double Diving
1939
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Narrator
Football Thrills of 1938
1939
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Penny's Picnic
1938
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Man's Greatest Friend
1938
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator
Hot on Ice
1938
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator
Grid Rules
1938
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
Football Thrills of 1937
1938
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Narrator
Fisticuffs
1938
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Anaesthesia
1938
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator
Penny's Party
1938
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator
Three on a Rope
1938
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator
The New Audioscopiks
1938
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Narrator
Friend Indeed
1937
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Narrator
Candid Cameramaniacs
1937
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator
Romance of Radium
1937
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Pigskin Champions
1937
Narrator (voice)
Equestrian Acrobats
1937
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
The Grand Bounce
1937
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Penny Wisdom
1937
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Bar-Rac's Night Out
1937
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Dexterity
1937
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
Wanted - A Master
1936
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Narrator (voice) / Dog (voice)
Hurling
1936
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Narrator
Killer Dog
1936
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Harnessed Rhythm
1936
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
The Jonker Diamond
1936
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Let's Dance
1936
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Audioscopiks
1935
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Commentator (voice)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Water Sports
1935
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Trained Hoofs
1935
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Donkey Baseball
1935
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Ten
1934
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Nine
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Strikes and Spares
1934
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Eight
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Pro Football
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Seven
1934
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Six
1934
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Five
1934
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Four
1934
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Манхэттенская мелодрама
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Goofy Movies Number Three
1934
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Two
1934
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Roping Wild Bears
1934
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number One
1933
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Fine Feathers
1933
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Narrator
Menu
1933
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Handlebars
1933
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Inflation
1933
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Throttle Pushers
1933
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Narrator(voice)
Swing High
1932
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Microscopic Mysteries
1932
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Desert Regatta
1932
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Snow Birds
1932
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Color Scales
1932
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Trout Fishing
1932
Self
Olympic Events
1932
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Wild and Woolly
1931
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Narrator (voice)
Trader Hound
1931
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Football Thrills of 1939
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Narrator