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Pete Smith (born Peter Schmidt September 4, 1892, New York City - January 12, 1979, Santa Monica, California) was a film producer and narrator of "short subject" films from 1931 to 1955. Smith was a publicist at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who was recruited to overdub the actions of trained dogs in the studio's "Dogville" comedies. Smith's speaking voice was distinctively nasal, and he would go on to ...
P ete Smith was a producer and narrator of short comedies that amused film audiences for a generation.. The wry-voiced former press agent began producing "Pete Smith Specialties" for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer in 1935 and put out 10 to 18 annually over the next 20 years.The subjects of these one-reelers varied widely, including the animal world and the latest technologies.
"Bring on the Night" was the live record of that album, which was recorded and co-produced by Pete in Paris. This brought home a Grammy Award for Best Live Recording for the team. During his time as a producer Pete has worked with Gary More, Joe Cocker, Randy Crawford, Del Amitri, Squeeze, The Supernaturals, The Mock Turtles and many more.
Menu is a 1933 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Nick Grinde, produced by Pete Smith, and filmed in Technicolor. The film was nominated for an Academy Award at the 6th Academy Awards in 1933 for Best Short Subject (Novelty). This could be considered a "prequel" to the MGM short film Penny Wisdom (1937), also produced by Pete Smith.
Movie Pests: Directed by Will Jason. With Pete Smith, William Bailey, Margaret Bert, Heinie Conklin. A humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.
Pete Smith. Actor: The Quiet Earth. Pete Smith was born on 7 August 1958 in Kaitaia, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Quiet Earth (1985), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Piano (1993). He was married to Mona Papali'i. He died on 29 January 2022 in Kaitaia, Far North District, New Zealand.
Goofy Movies Number Four: With Pete Smith. In the fourth entry of this short film series, producer Pete Smith makes comedic "explanatory remarks" over random film clips to create a "Wotaphony Newsreel" and then spoofs an unidentified silent film in "Passions of Horse-Pistol Pete".
