Philip W. Anderson Movies

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

A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the...

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

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

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...

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...

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

This humorous short film shows how carelessness and accidents can harm the war effort, and steps on how to avoid them.

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

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...

After their mother remarries, two brothers cause chaos at their Aunt's home.

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

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

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

The trials and tribulations of a husband as his pregnant wife gets closer to the delivery date.

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

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

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

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