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Pete Smith
Acting
04 Sept 1892
† 12 Jan 1979
New York City, New York, USA
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 ...
Also Known As
Peter Schmidt
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Pete Smith's Movies
70%
Manhattan Melodrama
04 May 1934
49%
The Tree in a Test Tube
19 Nov 1942
61%
Strikes and Spares
20 Oct 1934
69%
Quicker'n a Wink
12 Oct 1940
51%
Menu
23 Sept 1933
60%
Romance of Radium
23 Oct 1937
62%
Penny Wisdom
10 Apr 1937
53%
Audioscopiks
26 Dec 1935
59%
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
07 Dec 1935
68%
Swing High
12 Nov 1932
43%
You Can't Win
29 May 1948
56%
Movie Pests
08 Jul 1944
54%
Killer Dog
29 Aug 1936
64%
Wanted - A Master
26 Dec 1936
60%
Seeing Hands
03 Jul 1943
59%
Marines in the Making
26 Dec 1942
57%
Army Champions
11 Oct 1941
38%
The Jonker Diamond
27 Mar 1936
52%
Sure Cures
02 Nov 1946
56%
Water Trix
05 Nov 1949
