Pete Smith
American publicist and short subject producer and narrator (1892-1979)
Peter Schmidt, Americanized to Pete Smith, was a film producer based in Hollywood, California. He is best known for the Pete Smith Specialties, a long-running series of general-interest short films, ranging from human-interest stories to sports subjects. Best remembered are the comedies, exaggerating common pet peeves and household problems, with Smith offering pointed commentary in his distinctive, nasal tenor.
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Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 15 films (1933–1993) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 272 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | GOOFY MOVIES. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. | 1 reel | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1935 | AUDIOSCOPIKS. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. | 8 min | B&W | ||
| 1937 | PENNY WISDOM | 641.5 | 1R | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1937 | PIGSKIN CHAMPIONS | Teaching Film Custodians, Inc | 1R | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1937 | Romance Of Radium | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | 1 reel | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1938 | THE STORY OF DOCTOR CARVER. (A Pete Smith Specialty) | Loew's Inc. | 1 reel | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1940 | Cat College. | Joseph M. Newman | 829 ft. | sound | ||
| 1940 | QUICKER'N A WINK | George Sidney | 10 min | B&W | ||
| 1940 | QUICKER'N A WINK | Teaching Film Custodians, Inc | 9min | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1940 | Third Dimensional Murder. | George Sidney | 657 ft. | sound | ||
| 1950 | A Wife’s Life. | Loew's Inc. | 8 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1950 | Wrong way Butch | Dave O'Brien | 10 min | B&W | ||
| 1952 | Wrong Way Butch | Teaching Film Custodians | 10 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1993 | The Piano | Jane Campion | 120 min | Color | ||
| Curious Contest | Pete Smith/ MGM | 300 ft. |