Margaret Bert Movies

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

Radio's miracle show is on the screen.

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house...

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

A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.

A Marine Sergeant, wounded in overseas service, requires an operation, and the Navy psychiatrist recommends to the Captain and Colonel that "Sarge"...

Inspired by his soldier brother, Spanky decides to organize a military unit among his friends, collecting odds and ends for the war effort.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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.