Sheldon Jett Movies

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

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the...

Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.

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

In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains that his profits are down. He demands that his...

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

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