In the movies “Melody Trial”, “Waterfront Lady”, and “The Old Corral” Smiley had the opportunity to display his manual dexterity by playing and manipulating seven instruments at one time. He created and built some of the instruments in his workshop at his home. One of these instruments looked something like an organ with pipes, levers, and pull mechanisms. It was called a “Jassass-a-phone” and was featured in several movies the first being “The Singing Cowboy”. His very favorite instruments to play were the Piano Accordion and the Spanish Guitar.