Bruce Phillip Smith (February 8, 1920 – August 28, 1967), nicknamed "Boo", was an American football halfback.

During World War II, he served as a United States Navy fighter pilot.

After the war, he played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers (1945–1948) and the Los Angeles Rams (1948).

The premiere occurred in his home town of Faribault, Minnesota, to the amazement of the locals due to this novelty.

However, laughter was heard in the movie house when certain advanced technologies, for that time (direct-dial phones, streetlights, etc.)