troublemaker
10 movies and shows
The Intruder
Mon, 14 May 1962
A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble--trouble he soon finds he can't control.
On Borrowed Time
Fri, 07 Jul 1939
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him.
Don't Look Now
Sat, 07 Nov 1936
It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief sabotaging, love affairs.
Falling Hare
Sat, 30 Oct 1943
Relaxing with a carrot at a U.S. Army air field, Bugs is reading "Victory Through Hare Power" and scoffs at the notion of mentioned gremlins, little creatures who wreak havoc on planes with their diabolical sabotage.
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
Sat, 07 Feb 1948
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.
Ruby and Rata
Sat, 14 Jul 1990
Ruby, an 83 year old trying to dodge a retirement home, rents a room to Rata, a solo mum with sidelines in music and benefit fraud. Rata's son is into arson and shoplifting, while Ruby's nephew is a hapless yuppie wannabe. Marginalised by the deregulated economy of the '80s and living on their wits, they may just find common cause despite themselves.
Discipline
Thu, 13 Nov 2014
In a moment of anger in a grocery store in Lausanne, a father loses patience and disciplines his disobedient child. A shocked customer immediately intervenes to express her concern. Other customers join the conversation and the discussion soon turns into a debate that gradually gets out of hand.
The Wrath of Luke Stenner
Sat, 25 Mar 2023
Luke tries to take over The DMC Neighborhood over the fiasco of not having any points left in his side of The Stenner House Glass.
A Soldier's Plaything
Thu, 30 Oct 1930
A pair of hapless half-wits get into continuous mischief during the occupation of Germany after WW I.