Philip W. Anderson Movies

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...

In this short, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.

This Pete Smith Specialty is a semihumorous look at basic first aid techniques for mishaps that often occur around the house. It was produced in...

In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.

A young man takes a succession of odd jobs in order to save enough money to buy himself and his mother a house. He lands a position in a newspaper...

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

In this Pete Smith Specialties short, two professional dancers beautifully demonstrate the rumba and conga while actors humorously display some...

This Pete Smith Specialty comedic short details the troubles the average woman faces with maintaining beauty and fitness.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

Two expert badminton players demonstrate how the best play the game, including some slick trick shots. Meanwhile, befuddled bungler Bellamy B....