Pete Smith — Actor (25)
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Ice Aces (1948) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Ice Aces
director: Dave O'Brien actor: Pete Smith
This Pete Smith Specialty short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites of the time.
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Bar-Rac's Night Out (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Bar-Rac's Night Out
director: Earl Frank actor: Pete Smith
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family. After his encounters with a skunk, a frog, and a menacing bobcat, he experiences the dangers in a vacant cabin.
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Goofy Movies Number Three (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Goofy Movies Number Three
actor: Pete Smith
This "complete show on one reel" starts with Super-Stupid Picture's "The Heel of a Nation", in which the narrator tells a humorous story while the audience sees scenes from a totally unrelated, unidentified silent movie. Then comes a "Wotaphony" newsreel. The last segment is a spoof of James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalk series. We see a Pitts Fatrick Travel Squawk titled "A Visit to Schnozzle Isle." Schnozzle Isle is just off the coast of a Polynesian land which, when seen from the air, has a profile that looks remarkably (or perhaps not so remarkably) like 'Jimmy Durante' .
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The Grand Bounce (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Grand Bounce
director: Jacques Tourneur actor: Dell Henderson / Barbara Bedford …
A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check was written on Friday afternoon, but cannot be cashed before the following Tuesday. The check is used to pay several debts until...
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Diamond Demon (1947) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Diamond Demon
director: Dave O'Brien actor: Pete Smith / Johnny Price
The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other talents, Mr. Price can throw two (and, in certain situations three) baseballs simultaneously to different people. The catchers can be side by side, with one high and one low, or standing on the pitcher's mound and second base while Price throws the ball from the catcher's position. He can even perform these feats while suspended upside-down.
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Did'ja Know? (1950) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Did'ja Know?
director: Dave O'Brien actor: Pete Smith / Dave O'Brien …
This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do indoor radiators make that pounding noise? Why do mammals yawn?
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Army Champions (1941) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Army Champions
director: Paul Vogel actor: Pete Smith
other title: 陆军神兵 / 陸軍神兵
This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and teamwork of sports and how these qualities are translated into the weapons training of American soldiers. We watch target practice by Army personnel with shoulder weapons, mortars, and various artillery pieces.