Sheldon Jett Movies

An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.

Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife,...

After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from...

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the...

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.