Max Terr

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a wife endures the trials of being married to a husband with traits that drive her crazy.

This comedic Pete Smith Specialty short examines the folly of using "home remedies" for various ills.

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man traces his history by the succession of cars his father owned. [This short appears in its entirety during MGM's short feature "The Great Morgan".]

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

A series of questions testing one's knowledge of fun facts about horses and equestrian in general are asked. The questions deal with horse age and size measuring terms and protocols, race track gambling lingo, harness racing lingo and training techniques, Lipizzan stallions, and non-horse terminology using horse words. In-between the questions, other horse facts are presented and shown, including hapless novice equestrian Horace trying to saddle, mount and ride a horse.

Performances of three well-know compositions. An orchestra plays Flight of the Bumblebee. Carlos Ramírez sings The Donkey Serenade with a boy on penny whistle. Finally, Ramírez and Lucille Norman sing lyrics to Tales from the Vienna Woods. (This film appears in its entirety within MGM's short feature, "The Great Morgan")

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…

This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane treatment of the mentally ill.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.

This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a criminal idolizes the life of a famous gangster - unaware that his hero met a tragic end.

This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather.

An orphan is uncertain whether she wants to remain with her adoptive family or return to the orphanage.

A police psychiatrist is enlisted to catch a killer.

When Joe Doakes listens to a quiz show on the radio and knows all the answers, his wife encourages him to go on a quiz show himself. He appears on a new show called "Why Daddy?", where a child and an adult compete against each other, with less than stellar results.

Froggy plans a dance recital to win over Marilyn.

A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child, explaining what he was fighting for in resisting the Nazi invasion of his homeland. A John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short.

A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to lessen their impact, storms have to run their course, and there is really not much we can do about them.

This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different "chapters" of the work, relevant excerpts from MGM films show the history of America. The chapters are: 1) Birth of Freedom; 2) The Land Divided; 3) Coming of Age: 4) Land of the Free. At the end, a chorus sings a patriotic exhortation. (Written by David Glagovsky)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from early newsreels are shown.

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

This Passing Parade series short examines the origins of three popular nursery rhymes.

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig was blinded in an accident while playing baseball. He eventually acquired a guide dog and now works in a defense plant.

This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the great Chicago fire; Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned; and Lady Godiva never rode naked through the streets of Coventry.

Young couple Joe and Mary Thompson love each other and their children despite the struggles that they have that are typical of most young couples early on in their married life, such as the basics of trying to make ends meet. But after Joe leaves Mary and their inner city life, she finds an unpostmarked envelope under their apartment door with her name written in Joe's handwriting. It contains a letter explaining why he left. It has primarily to do with his feeling that another part of his life was being left behind for his married life, that other life which consists of a want to travel, especially sail the south seas. The actual impetus to leave was inadvertently fostered by Mary through the birthday present she bought for him. So what actually did happen to Joe and will he ever return to his loving wife?

Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives to heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a committee must review his work and decide whether he is worthy of admittance.

This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.

The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.

어느 남부 지방의 목화 공장을 경영하는 한 가정. 레지나(베티 데이비스 분)는 병든 남편의 재산을 이용하여 시카고에 있는 회사의 지분을 손에 넣으려고 한다. 한편 레지나의 두 오빠들은 동생 레지나의 재산을 이용해 자신들의 욕심을 채우려고 한다. 레지나는 요양 중인 남편 호레스(허버트 마샬 분)의 동의를 얻기 위하여 알렉산드라(테레사 라이트 분)를 보내 남편을 데려온다. 하지만 호레스는 레지나 형제의 음모를 눈치채고 투자에 동의하지 않는다. 그러자 레지나의 오빠인 오스카(칼 벤튼 레이드 분)는 자신의 아들 리오(댄 듀리어 분)가 은행에서 일하고 있는 점을 이용하여 호레스의 금고를 열어 주식을 빼돌려 마음대로 투자해 버린다. 우연히 은행에 들려 이 사실을 알게 된 호레스는 자신의 변호사를 시켜 새로운 유언을 작성하게 하고 이 사실을 부인에게 알린다. 레지나는 자신도 모르는 사이에 두 오빠가 이런 일을 꾸몄다는 사실에 놀란다. 자신은 돈을 위해 호레스와 결혼했다는 독설을 퍼붓는다. 호레스는 충격으로 쓰러지고 알렉산드라는 엄마를 원망하게 된다. 결국 호레스는 혼수 상태에서 깨어나지 못하고 죽음을 맞는다. 하지만 레지나는 이런 상황에서도 오빠에게 회사 지분의 75%를 달라고 협박한다. 이런 엄마의 모습을 지켜본 알렉산드라는 엄마의 욕심에 회의를 느끼게 되고, 결국 엄마를 뒤로 한 채, 냉정하게 집을 떠난다.

세계대전에서 패배한 토매니아국에 힌켈이라는 독재자가 나타나 악명을 떨친다. 한편, 힌켈과 닮은꼴 외모의 이발사 찰리는 국가의 유태인 탄압정책으로 인해 곤경에 처하지만 병사로 참전했던 전쟁에서 우연히 구해줬던 슐츠 장교의 도움을 받아 위기를 모면한다. 독재자 힌켈의 악행은 갈수록 도를 더해가고, 찰리는 유태인 수용소에 끌려가게 되지만 기지를 부려 탈옥에 성공한다. 하지만 이발사와 똑같은 얼굴을 한 힌켈이 탈옥범으로 오해 받아 감옥에 잡혀 들어가게 되는데…

The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.

In 1840, Sam Lash heads west for adventure. He meets up with some Mountain Men, and they head for the Rockies to trap beavers and cats. In Taos he meets Lola, a beautiful Mexican girl from a proud and rich family. They fall in love and he persuades her to elope with him. After they get married, Sam is torn between his love for Lola and his yearn for traveling.

금광을 찾아 알래스카에 온 찰리는 살인범 블랙의 오두막에서 금광을 찾았다는 멕케이를 만난다. 산속에 갖힌 이들은 원조를 청하는 제비뽑기를 한다. 블랙이 길을 떠나지만 추격중이던 경찰을 만나 죽고,찰리와 맥케이는 너무 배가 고파 구두를 끓여 먹기도 한다. 간신히 마을에 도착한 찰리는 조지아라는 무희에게 반한다. 그녀는 추근거리는 남자들을 따돌리기 위해 찰리와 춤을 추지만, 어느날 그가 자신을 좋아하고 있음을 눈치챈다. 한편 자신이 발견한 금광의 위치를 잊어버린 멕케이는 찰리와 함께 구사일생으로 금광을 다시 찾고 이들은 백만 장자가 되는데...