Philip W. Anderson Movies

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, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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