Margaret Bert Movies

A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short we see how gossip can be used to spread propaganda or to ruin a person's reputation.

American humorist Robert Benchley provides a comedic look at the difficulty in being a father.

Radio's miracle show is on the screen.

This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors.

A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check...

Young Women go through Nursing School together, each with their own motivation for being there. They learn more than how to be a Nurse.

When Bigshot Jones gives his unnamed dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat quickly names the canine "Smallpox", inadvertently causing a city-wide...

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.

Mickey's mom is about to give birth, but he gets worried when he reads that every fourth child born is Chinese. Spanky and the gang then visit a...

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

A Marine Sergeant wounded in overseas combat service requires an operation, and the Navy psychiatrist recommends that 'Sarge' be given a few weeks'...

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking...

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.

A satirical visualization of strange and forgotten, but (at that time) nevertheless still existing laws in the U.S.A.

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