Movies by Dorothy Short

Phantom Rancher

Phantom Rancher

Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.

Bullets for Bandits

Bullets for Bandits

In a saloon shooting, a cowboy thinks he killed Prince Katey, a man he closely resembles. Cannonball arrives and thinking the cowboy to be Katey, gets him to return to the Katey ranch where the mother is in trouble. She thinks her missing son has returned and even though the Sheriff is chasing him, he decides to take up the mother's fight against the man who is trying to throw her off the ranch.

Assassin of Youth

Assassin of Youth

A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the road to ruin. A reporter poses as a soda jerk to infiltrate the gang of teen dope fiends.

The Trail of the Silver Spurs

The Trail of the Silver Spurs

The Range Busters are investigating a gold robbery from the Denver Mint in a supposedly deserted ghost town, but they soon find they're not the only town resident with a nose for gold.

A Wife's Life

A Wife's Life

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

Frontier Crusader

Frontier Crusader

A marshal is sent to clean up a mining town being terrorized by an organized gang that is killing miners and stealing their claims.

Code of the Cactus

Code of the Cactus

A story of cattle rustling and double identities.

I Love My Husband, But!

I Love My Husband, But!

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

Pony Post

Pony Post

Atkins is the boss of one of the Pony Express relay stations. He has been causing trouble and is replaced with Cal Sheridan. Atkins now gets the Richard brothers to raid one of the relay stations and they kill Norma's father. Cal sees that the horse of one of the raiders has a broken shoe and Norma sets out to find that horse.

The Lone Rider Fights Back

The Lone Rider Fights Back

Opera star-cum-cowboy hero George Houston stars in PRC's The Lone Rider Fights Back. Appropriately enough, Houston disguises himself as a musician to get the goods on a gang of terrorists. The principal villain hopes to scare the local miners off their land, so he can move in and clean up.

The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage

Two competing teams of scientists search the African jungles for a secret formula.

I Love My Wife BUT!

I Love My Wife BUT!

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

Things We Can Do Without

Things We Can Do Without

A Pete Smith Specialty shorts series entry. Dave demonstrates a variety of household items and furniture which, while modern, is much more trouble than the progress is worth.

Savage Fury

Savage Fury

Separately released feature version of the 1935 Serial, Call of the Savage.

Captain Midnight

Captain Midnight

Secret Service Major Steel is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America.

I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their son-in-law.

Just Suppose

Just Suppose

An off-camera narrator takes us through various scenarios of "just suppose". First we watch what would happen if a private detective behaved at home as he does in the movies; it's a ticket to a domestic disturbance. Next, a son gets to treat his father the way his father treats him. In the third episode, to a shopkeeper's chagrin, a man shops for a hat the way a woman does. In the final sketch, we suppose a household in which the man gets pregnant and has a baby, while the mom, clueless about little children, is the one with the career.

Bargain Madness

Bargain Madness

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.