Philip W. Anderson Movies

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

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...

Pete Smith narrates some of the most spectacular college football plays from the 1940 season.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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