Margaret Bert Movies

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.

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 takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

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

A newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.

The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.

When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee.

An out-of-work professor gets a break from an old college buddy to teach at an exclusive girl's school. But events conspire against him: he finds an...

While playing baseball, Mickey runs into the street to catch a fly ball and is struck by a car. When the gang visit him in the hospital they are...

Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham...

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...

Radio's miracle show is on the screen.

A businessman mingles with German laborers to learn more about their lives.

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

A photographer is murdered just outside a college dance. The body is found by Lee Watson, but promptly disappears, as it's being whisked from one...

A gang of 'professional torches' burn down stores for the insurance money.

A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his...

In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the...

A man fumbles through an apartment sub-let assessment while his wife is away.

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