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Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)

6.9/10 0h 10m Sep 06, 1941
War Documentary

This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work.

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Movie Details

Original Title Of Pups and Puzzles
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 7.7
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Foreman (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.9
Mark Daniels
Mark Daniels
First Job Applicant (uncredited)
Popularity: 5.4
William Forrest
William Forrest
Psychologist (uncredited)
Popularity: 2.1

Key Crew

Writer Julian Harmon
Producer John Nesbitt
Editor Adrienne Fazan
Director George Sidney

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Keywords

psychology aptitude test test subject pre-war

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 10, 2025

There’s something of the Pavlov’s dog to this short feature that illustrates quite amusingly that an initiative test is likely to provide a better candidate for a job than just randomly selecting one based on what they might look like. Whilst that latter technique might work better if you want a ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 6, 1941
Runtime 0h 10m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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