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John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt was an actor, announcer, narrator, producer, and screenwriter. He is best remembered as having been the producer/narrator of MGM's "John Nesbitt's Passing Parade" short films series.

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Movies Starring John Nesbitt (80)

Stranded (1957)

Rural Minnesota school teacher, Miss Enter (Bette Davis) becomes a courageous survivor during a snow blizzard that leaves her stranded with several students in a 1 room school house 9 miles from the nearest shelter. With a snow plow plodding a course throu ...

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The Little Match Girl (1954)

Adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of a destitute little girl who sells matches, and uses them to escape the cold on Christmas Eve, whisking her into fantasies of seeing Santa Claus and her lost mother. ...

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Good Wrinkles (1951)

Sunny-sweet the prune shows us how prunes are made from certain kinds of plums, why they're so good for you, and, in live action, some recipes made with prunes. As a subplot, he also explains why California prunes are better than those from the Pacific Nor ...

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Screen Actors (1950)

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012. ...

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City of Children (1949)

This final John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short looks at a community, Mooseheart, in Illinois that orphaned children call home. ...

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Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass production techniques to the USA in the late 18th century. ...

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Clues to Adventure (1949)

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and prohibition of the infliction of cruel and unusual punishments - in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rig ...

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Annie Was a Wonder (1949)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook and housekeeper in his family's home while he was growing up. ...

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The Fabulous Fraud (1948)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, we learn the story of Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer, the man who discovered hypnotism. ...

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Souvenirs of Death (1948)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on the battlefield by Germans during WWII makes its way into the hands of an American gangster. ...

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My Old Town (1948)

Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short. ...

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Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)

Narrator John Nesbitt laments the disappearance of the rural one-room schoolhouse in America. He reminisces about his own days as a student in such a school and how his teacher, Miss Turlock, influenced so many students. Many of them reunite at the school ...

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The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U.S. Treasury department. ...

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Tennis in Rhythm (1947)

A "Passing Parade" MGM short featuring tennis star Alice Marble ...

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A Really Important Person (1947)

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person. ...

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Our Old Car (1946)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man traces his history by the succession of cars his father owned. [This short appears in its entirety during MGM's short feature "The Great Morgan". ...

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Magic on a Stick (1946)

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s. ...

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Music in the Sky (1945)

A film recreating a broadcast of the Westinghouse Radio Program starring John Charles Thomas and John Nesbitt. Program narrator was Gayne Whitman and musical director was Victor Young. The Ken Darby Chorus backed up the great American baritone. ...

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People on Paper (1945)

Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the news. These escapes in the past have included dime store novels. The most accessible of these escapes is what are known as the funny papers, the set of seri ...

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The Golden Hunch (1945)

This entry in John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series is about the great moments in the lives of famous men who found found an answer or made a great discovery in the flash of a golden hunch. ...

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Stairway to Light (1945)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane treatment of the mentally ill. ...

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The Great American Mug (1945)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years. ...

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The Seesaw and the Shoes (1945)

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the stethoscope, and a pair of shoes made of caoutchouc lead Charles Goodyear to discover the process for vulcaniz ...

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Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)

Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations. ...

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It Looks Like Rain (1945)

This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather. ...

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The Great Morgan (1945)

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelated short subjects and musical numbers, interspersed with a repeated loop of a scene from some melodrama. ...

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A Lady Fights Back (1944)

The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in the war effort. A John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short. ...

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Return from Nowhere (1944)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams. ...

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Grandpa Called It Art (1944)

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

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Main Street Today (1944)

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional workforce, for increased production of materials needed by the military, might come from. ...

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This Is Tomorrow (1943)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the evolution of the American city, from the initially small farming village, to the eventually hectic, congested metropolis, to the future planned suburban community. ...

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To My Unborn Son (1943)

A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child, explaining what he was fighting for in resisting the Nazi invasion of his homeland. A John Nesbitt's Passing ...

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Storm (1943)

A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to lessen their impact, storms have to run their course, and there is really not much we can do about them. ...

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Forgotten Treasure (1943)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from early newsreels are shown. ...

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Trifles That Win Wars (1943)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort. ...

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Don't You Believe It (1943)

This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the great Chicago fire; Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned; and Lady Godiva never rode ...

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Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943)

This Passing Parade series short examines the origins of three popular Mother Goose nursery rhymes. ...

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That's Why I Left You (1943)

Young couple Joe and Mary Thompson love each other and their children despite the struggles that they have that are typical of most young couples early on in their married life, such as the basics of trying to make ends meet. But after Joe leaves Mary and ...

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Who's Superstitious? (1943)

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale. ...

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Madero of Mexico (1942)

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico. ...

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The Film That Was Lost (1942)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s. ...

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Famous Boners (1942)

This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors. ...

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The Magic Alphabet (1942)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s, led to the discovery of vitamins. ...

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Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)

Following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's armed forces and how well-equipped they were to wage war against the U.S. Using animation, the first part of this film dispels these rumors by showing that the ...

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The Incredible Stranger (1942)

In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise. ...

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The Woman in the House (1942)

This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Ca ...

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Flag of Mercy (1942)

The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relate the story to America's involvement in World War II. ...

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We Do It Because (1942)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened. ...

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Inflation (1942)

The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States. ...

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Main Street on the March! (1941)

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America" ...

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Strange Testament (1941)

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life. ...

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Hobbies (1941)

John Nesbitt takes a look at hobbies in this Passing Parade short. ...

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Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)

This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work. ...

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Your Last Act (1941)

This short looks at the odd bequests that people have made in their wills over the years. They include a woman who left her fortune to her pet cat and a murderer who ensured that his corneas would be donated to a blind girl after he was put to death in the ...

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This Is the Bowery (1941)

In this somewhat whitewashed documentary on Manhattan's Bowery a newcomer to the area takes his first step toward redemption after a meal, bed, and inspiring talk. ...

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Willie and the Mouse (1941)

John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children. ...

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Out of Darkness (1941)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells of the Nazis' efforts to shut down an underground resistance newspaper in occupied Belgium. ...

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Whispers (1941)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short we see how gossip can be used to spread propaganda or to ruin a person's reputation. ...

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American Spoken Here (1940)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang. ...

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Dreams (1940)

This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham Lincoln that foretold his death. ...

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Utopia of Death (1940)

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico. ...

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Trifles of Importance (1940)

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number 7 affects a student accused of theft charges. The second segment shows that a person's doodles can reveal p ...

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A Way in the Wilderness (1940)

This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical com ...

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The Hidden Master (1940)

Shows how important luck can be in a person's life. ...

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Forgotten Victory (1939)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of Mark Carleton, a worker for the USDA who travels across the world trying to find wheat that farmers can grow despite various disasters. ...

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Unseen Guardians (1939)

The "unseen guardians" of the title are the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates mail order racketeering; the Underwriters' Laboratories, which are shown testing electrical equipment, fire extinguishers, and large floor safes; and those who run or ...

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One Against the World (1939)

This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices. ...

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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper. ...

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The Giant of Norway (1939)

This short tells the story of Norwegian explorer and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). After a life of adventure, he was instrumental in resettling tens of thousands of refugees and displaced persons resulting from World War I. He continued this work i ...

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Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)

Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It targets a perceived threat to democracy from board room and soapbox fascists who advocated a government based upo ...

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Angel of Mercy (1939)

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross. ...

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The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939)

This short focuses on the story of Dr. Edward Jenner, who developed vaccination. ...

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The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize. ...

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New Roadways (1939)

The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar energy projects, making glass that can be rolled up like a carpet, and diet experiments with mice that migh ...

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Kentucky (1938)

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family. ...

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Passing Parade (1938)

Three specific and separate stories of life's passing parade are presented. ...

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The Forgotten Step (1938)

An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to ...

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That Mothers Might Live (1938)

That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity wards, thereby significantl ...

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The Face Behind the Mask (1938)

This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never identified, but who was forced to wear an iron mask for the length of his captivity, which ended only in his death ...

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The Ship That Died (1938)

This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid - for no discernible reason - of crew, passengers and captain. At "the famed nautical court of Gibraltar", investigators p ...

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Movies Made By John Nesbitt (53)

Sinking the Lusitania (2001)

The sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania off the Irish coast on May 7, 1915. ...

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City of Children (1949)

This final John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short looks at a community, Mooseheart, in Illinois that orphaned children call home. ...

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Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass production techniques to the USA in the late 18th century. ...

Watch Now

Clues to Adventure (1949)

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and prohibition of the infliction of cruel and unusual punishments - in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rig ...

Watch Now

Annie Was a Wonder (1949)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook and housekeeper in his family's home while he was growing up. ...

Watch Now

The Fabulous Fraud (1948)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, we learn the story of Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer, the man who discovered hypnotism. ...

Watch Now

My Old Town (1948)

Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short. ...

Watch Now

Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)

Narrator John Nesbitt laments the disappearance of the rural one-room schoolhouse in America. He reminisces about his own days as a student in such a school and how his teacher, Miss Turlock, influenced so many students. Many of them reunite at the school ...

Watch Now

The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U.S. Treasury department. ...

Watch Now

A Really Important Person (1947)

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person. ...

Watch Now

Our Old Car (1946)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man traces his history by the succession of cars his father owned. [This short appears in its entirety during MGM's short feature "The Great Morgan". ...

Watch Now

Magic on a Stick (1946)

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s. ...

Watch Now

People on Paper (1945)

Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the news. These escapes in the past have included dime store novels. The most accessible of these escapes is what are known as the funny papers, the set of seri ...

Watch Now

Stairway to Light (1945)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane treatment of the mentally ill. ...

Watch Now

The Great American Mug (1945)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years. ...

Watch Now

It Looks Like Rain (1945)

This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather. ...

Watch Now

A Lady Fights Back (1944)

The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in the war effort. A John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short. ...

Watch Now

Return from Nowhere (1944)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams. ...

Watch Now

Grandpa Called It Art (1944)

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

Watch Now

This Is Tomorrow (1943)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the evolution of the American city, from the initially small farming village, to the eventually hectic, congested metropolis, to the future planned suburban community. ...

Watch Now

To My Unborn Son (1943)

A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child, explaining what he was fighting for in resisting the Nazi invasion of his homeland. A John Nesbitt's Passing ...

Watch Now

Trifles That Win Wars (1943)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort. ...

Watch Now

Don't You Believe It (1943)

This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the great Chicago fire; Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned; and Lady Godiva never rode ...

Watch Now

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943)

This Passing Parade series short examines the origins of three popular Mother Goose nursery rhymes. ...

Watch Now

That's Why I Left You (1943)

Young couple Joe and Mary Thompson love each other and their children despite the struggles that they have that are typical of most young couples early on in their married life, such as the basics of trying to make ends meet. But after Joe leaves Mary and ...

Watch Now

Who's Superstitious? (1943)

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale. ...

Watch Now

Madero of Mexico (1942)

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico. ...

Watch Now

The Film That Was Lost (1942)

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s. ...

Watch Now

Famous Boners (1942)

This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors. ...

Watch Now

The Magic Alphabet (1942)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s, led to the discovery of vitamins. ...

Watch Now

The Incredible Stranger (1942)

In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise. ...

Watch Now

The Woman in the House (1942)

This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Ca ...

Watch Now

Flag of Mercy (1942)

The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relate the story to America's involvement in World War II. ...

Watch Now

We Do It Because (1942)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened. ...

Watch Now

Main Street on the March! (1941)

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America" ...

Watch Now

Strange Testament (1941)

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life. ...

Watch Now

Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)

This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work. ...

Watch Now

American Spoken Here (1940)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang. ...

Watch Now

Dreams (1940)

This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham Lincoln that foretold his death. ...

Watch Now

Utopia of Death (1940)

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico. ...

Watch Now

Trifles of Importance (1940)

Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number 7 affects a student accused of theft charges. The second segment shows that a person's doodles can reveal p ...

Watch Now

A Way in the Wilderness (1940)

This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical com ...

Watch Now

Forgotten Victory (1939)

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of Mark Carleton, a worker for the USDA who travels across the world trying to find wheat that farmers can grow despite various disasters. ...

Watch Now

One Against the World (1939)

This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices. ...

Watch Now

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper. ...

Watch Now

The Giant of Norway (1939)

This short tells the story of Norwegian explorer and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). After a life of adventure, he was instrumental in resettling tens of thousands of refugees and displaced persons resulting from World War I. He continued this work i ...

Watch Now

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)

Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It targets a perceived threat to democracy from board room and soapbox fascists who advocated a government based upo ...

Watch Now

The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939)

This short focuses on the story of Dr. Edward Jenner, who developed vaccination. ...

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The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize. ...

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The City of Little Men (1938)

The story of Boys Town, founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 as a haven for wayward, homeless, and neglected boys. ...

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Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s. ...

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The Forgotten Step (1938)

An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to ...

Watch Now

That Mothers Might Live (1938)

That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity wards, thereby significantl ...

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