Pete Smith

Pete Smith

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story ★ 7.0 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 2002 MGM Parade ★ 9.0 MGM Parade 1955 The Fall Guy ★ 7.5 The Fall Guy 1955 Animals in Action Animals in Action 1955 Just What I Needed Just What I Needed 1955 The Man Around the House The Man Around the House 1955 Rough Riding ★ 7.0 Rough Riding 1954 The Camera Caught It The Camera Caught It 1954 Film Antics ★ 6.0 Film Antics 1954 Out for Fun ★ 9.0 Out for Fun 1954 Do Someone a Favor! ★ 7.5 Do Someone a Favor! 1954 Fish Tales ★ 7.5 Fish Tales 1954 Ain't It Aggravatin' ★ 6.0 Ain't It Aggravatin' 1954 Things We Can Do Without ★ 7.3 Things We Can Do Without 1953 This Is a Living? This Is a Living? 1953 Cash Stashers ★ 7.5 Cash Stashers 1953 Dogs 'n Ducks Dogs 'n Ducks 1953 The Mosconi Story The Mosconi Story 1953 Reducing ★ 5.5 Reducing 1952 Musiquiz ★ 5.5 Musiquiz 1952 Fishing Feats ★ 10.0 Fishing Feats 1951 Bargain Madness ★ 7.0 Bargain Madness 1951 Camera Sleuth ★ 7.0 Camera Sleuth 1951 Curious Contests ★ 10.0 Curious Contests 1950 Wrong Way Butch ★ 6.5 Wrong Way Butch 1950 A Wife's Life ★ 6.0 A Wife's Life 1950 Did'ja Know? ★ 5.0 Did'ja Know? 1950 Crashing the Movies ★ 8.0 Crashing the Movies 1950 Pest Control Pest Control 1950 Sports Oddities ★ 9.0 Sports Oddities 1949 We Can Dream, Can't We? We Can Dream, Can't We? 1949 Water Trix ★ 6.3 Water Trix 1949 Those Good Old Days ★ 8.0 Those Good Old Days 1949 Super Cue Men ★ 8.0 Super Cue Men 1949 Let's Cogitate ★ 7.5 Let's Cogitate 1948 Ice Aces ★ 7.5 Ice Aces 1948 Just Suppose ★ 7.5 Just Suppose 1948 You Can't Win ★ 4.8 You Can't Win 1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But... ★ 7.5 I Love My Mother-In-Law But... 1948 Bowling Tricks ★ 6.5 Bowling Tricks 1948 Have You Ever Wondered? ★ 7.0 Have You Ever Wondered? 1947 Surfboard Rhythm ★ 9.0 Surfboard Rhythm 1947 Football Thrills No. 10 ★ 8.0 Football Thrills No. 10 1947 Neighbor Pests Neighbor Pests 1947 I Love My Wife BUT! ★ 7.5 I Love My Wife BUT! 1947 Now You See It ★ 6.6 Now You See It 1947 Diamond Demon ★ 7.8 Diamond Demon 1947 Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12 ★ 8.0 Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12 1947 I Love My Husband, But! ★ 10.0 I Love My Husband, But! 1946 Sure Cures ★ 5.7 Sure Cures 1946 Football Thrills No. 9 Football Thrills No. 9 1946 Treasures from Trash ★ 7.5 Treasures from Trash 1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 ★ 8.0 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 1946 Studio Visit ★ 5.3 Studio Visit 1946 Gettin' Glamour Gettin' Glamour 1946 Fala at Hyde Park ★ 9.0 Fala at Hyde Park 1946 Badminton ★ 9.0 Badminton 1945 Guest Pests ★ 7.0 Guest Pests 1945 Football Thrills of 1944 ★ 6.5 Football Thrills of 1944 1945 Hollywood Scout ★ 8.0 Hollywood Scout 1945 The Great Morgan ★ 6.0 The Great Morgan 1945 Safety Sleuth Safety Sleuth 1944 Football Thrills of 1943 Football Thrills of 1943 1944 Movie Pests ★ 6.0 Movie Pests 1944 Sportsman's Memories Sportsman's Memories 1944 Groovie Movie ★ 6.3 Groovie Movie 1944 Home Maid ★ 7.0 Home Maid 1944 Water Wisdom ★ 9.0 Water Wisdom 1943 Football Thrills of 1942 Football Thrills of 1942 1943 Seventh Column ★ 8.0 Seventh Column 1943 Seeing Hands ★ 6.3 Seeing Hands 1943 Fala: The President's Dog ★ 7.0 Fala: The President's Dog 1943 Hollywood Daredevils Hollywood Daredevils 1943 Marines in the Making ★ 6.4 Marines in the Making 1942 The Tree in a Test Tube ★ 5.2 The Tree in a Test Tube 1942 Calling All Pa's ★ 7.0 Calling All Pa's 1942 Football Thrills of 1941 Football Thrills of 1941 1942 Victory Quiz ★ 6.3 Victory Quiz 1942 Acro-Batty ★ 8.0 Acro-Batty 1942 What About Daddy? ★ 7.0 What About Daddy? 1942