Philip W. Anderson Movies

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.

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

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

A compassionate Hollywood screenwriter attempts to talk a troubled actress out of taking her own life.

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...

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

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...

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

Reverend Norman Vincent Peale fights to bring his message to the nation.

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

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

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

Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson,...

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

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

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