Hollywood Party

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world and experience the ups and downs of life as the season pass.

You, the People

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Affair with a Stranger

Depicts the rocky marriage of a young model and her Broadway playwright-husband.

Lost Angel

Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts Alpha to run away from the institute and ask him to show her some magic, Mike gets more responsibility than he bargained for. Especially since another story of his, one involving gangsters, has also come home to roost.

Tenth Avenue Angel

Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and keep Steve out of trouble.

Sucker List

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

Many Rivers to Cross

Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.

How to Read

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

Gun Glory

An ex-gunslinger shunned by townsfolk is the only one who knows how to stop a ruthless cattleman.

Jack Pot

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

Think First

Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.

Home Early

A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club.

Opening Day

The City Treasurer stands in for the mayor, throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.

How to Sub-Let

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

An Evening Alone

Robert Benchley's everyman spends an evening home alone.

Dark Magic

A man buys a magic set for his son, but the tricks worked better in the store than they do at home.

The Courtship of the Newt

Robert Benchley revamps his pre-code classic "Sex Life of the Polyp" for a new generation.

Song of Revolt

This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.