Pete Smith Movie Rankings
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The final chapter in the Lord of the Rings epic. Frodo is on a mission to destroy the 'One Ring' and struggling to resist its power. Meanwhile, the rest of the fellowship is preparing for a war against the evil wizard Sauron. ... more about Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Ada, accompanied by her daughter, is prepared to meet her new husband on the beaches of New Zealand, but he refuses to transport her beloved piano and sells it to a neighbor. In trade, Ada agrees to give him lessons and soon their relationship goes beyond platonic. ... more about Piano
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Two thirtysomething white collar business partners--both of whom have been rejected by women--conspire to find a vulnerable woman, simultaneously date her, and then break up with her just to assuage their damaged egos. ... more about In the Company of Men
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A man wakes up to find himself literally alone in the world, and goes about trying to find other survivors, as well as to find out what happened. ... more about Quiet Earth
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Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. ... more about Boys
Not Available on DVD
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When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. ... more about Legend of Johnny Lingo
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When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club and prime candidate for a takeover, it's all hands on deck to save the club, in what turns into an epic battle where young meets old, greed meets good and people rise to the ... more about Crackerjack
Not Available on DVD
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On the way to interview a novelist, Lane and Christina are involved in a car crash which leaves literary critic Christina brain-damaged. ... more about Crush
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Tenuously based on the legends of Easter Island, Chile, this story details a civil war between the two tribes on the island: the Long Ears and the Short Ears. ... more about Rapa Nui
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Candy is new to the world's oldest profession. Soon after learning the ropes of the trade at Bambi's brothel, she breaks the most important rule of them all: don't fall in love with a client. ... more about Candy Regentag
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This Pete Smith Specialty series entry takes a humorous look at two Cuban dances that were popular in the USA in the late 1930s and early 1940s. First we learn how to dance the rhumba, starting with a box step, then with several variations. ... more about Cuban Rhythm
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The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this short. ... more about Fala at Hyde Park
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After a period of separation, Sarah visits her research scientist mother on a remote New Zealand island. Before long Sarah becomes inextricably involved in events involving both Maori legend and an Albatross. ... more about Flug des Albatros
Actor Awards
New Zealand Film and TV Awards - Best Supporting Actor
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Pete Smith would make a "Football Thrills of...." each year as part of his Pete Smith Specials. ... more about Football Thrills of 1944
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Each year a new edition of the Ice Capades would skate into L.A. and the odds were high that both Ralph Staub (for Screen Snapshots) and Pete Smith (for his Specials) would show up and make a Short of the opening show. ... more about Ice Aces
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Harry T. Underdog, neighbor of Chris Crusty (Dave O'Brien), lives up to his name when Crusty starts showing off. But, before Crusty's escapades are finished, Mr. Underdog employs some retaliation methods that deflate Crusty completely. ... more about It Would Serve 'Em Right
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In this Pete Smith Special, director/writer Dave O'Brien, the perennial fall guy, has to take it on the chin, and other places, in showing what a landlord has to contend with, especially with tenants who have their own ideas, including a woman wrestler ... more about Landlording It
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Investigative journalist Mort Whitman (Cliff Curtis) is onto the story of his lifetime, the most important story in the nation. It was huge involving a big pay-off from a multinational bank to a second-hand computer dealer Kevin Jones (Christopher Hobbs). ... more about Spooked
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This "Pete Smith Speciality" is one of a series of the type he did several times testing the audience on their knowledge of sports by asking several questions. The questions, with answers supplied, would be shown again. ... more about Sports Sticklers
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A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. ... more about Third Dimensional Murder
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This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on California's Mt. Baldy. The various climbing techniques are explained, as well as the dangers one encounters in this sport. ... more about Three on a Rope
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Another in the long series of "Pete Smith" shorts from M-G-M in which William Newell meets and falls in love with Sally Payne, and begins to budget for their plans to get married. ... more about Wedding Bills
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