John Nesbitt Movies
- 1940
A Way in the Wilderness
A Way in the Wilderness01940HD
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...
- 1938
Kentucky
Kentucky5.8331938HD
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...
- 1942
Inflation
Inflation51942HD
The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.
- 1938
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask5.41938HD
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...
- 1939
The Story of Dr. Jenner
The Story of Dr. Jenner01939HD
This short focuses on the story of Dr. Edward Jenner, who developed vaccination.
- 1943
Storm
Storm6.11943HD
A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to...
- 1942
The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House6.51942HD
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...
- 1940
Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance61940HD
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...
- 1941
Strange Testament
Strange Testament51941HD
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...
- 1941
Willie and the Mouse
Willie and the Mouse01941HD
John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.
- 1938
That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live6.1251938HD
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...
- 1950
Screen Actors
Screen Actors61950HD
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
- 1944
Main Street Today
Main Street Today6.21944HD
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...
- 1939
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy61939HD
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.
- 1938
The Ship That Died
The Ship That Died5.81938HD
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...
- 1939
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed41939HD
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...
- 1945
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan5.51945HD
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...
- 1946
Our Old Car
Our Old Car41946HD
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...
- 1948
The Fabulous Fraud
The Fabulous Fraud51948HD
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, we learn the story of Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer, the man who discovered hypnotism.
- 1940
American Spoken Here
American Spoken Here01940HD
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.