John Nesbitt Movies

  • 1940
    American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

    01940HD

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

    American Spoken Here
  • 1941
    Hobbies

    Hobbies

    Hobbies

    01941HD

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

    Hobbies
  • 1945
    The Golden Hunch

    The Golden Hunch

    The Golden Hunch

    01945HD

    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...

    The Golden Hunch
  • 1938
    Passing Parade

    Passing Parade

    Passing Parade

    01938HD

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

    Passing Parade
  • 1947
    Tennis in Rhythm

    Tennis in Rhythm

    Tennis in Rhythm

    01947HD

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

    Tennis in Rhythm
  • 1945
    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    01945HD

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

    The Seesaw and the Shoes
  • 1940
    A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

    01940HD

    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...

    A Way in the Wilderness
  • 1940
    Utopia of Death

    Utopia of Death

    Utopia of Death

    01940HD

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

    Utopia of Death
  • 1939
    Forgotten Victory

    Forgotten Victory

    Forgotten Victory

    01939HD

    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...

    Forgotten Victory
  • 1944
    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

    01944HD

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

    Grandpa Called It Art
  • 1942
    Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

    01942HD

    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...

    Flag of Mercy
  • 1945
    It Looks Like Rain

    It Looks Like Rain

    It Looks Like Rain

    01945HD

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

    It Looks Like Rain
  • 1943
    Trifles That Win Wars

    Trifles That Win Wars

    Trifles That Win Wars

    01943HD

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

    Trifles That Win Wars
  • 1942
    We Do It Because

    We Do It Because

    We Do It Because

    01942HD

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

    We Do It Because
  • 1939
    The Giant of Norway

    The Giant of Norway

    The Giant of Norway

    01939HD

    This short tells the story of Norwegian explorer and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). After a life of adventure, he was instrumental in...

    The Giant of Norway
  • 1939
    New Roadways

    New Roadways

    New Roadways

    01939HD

    The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar...

    New Roadways
  • 1941
    Whispers

    Whispers

    Whispers

    01941HD

    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.

    Whispers
  • 1954
    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    01954HD

    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,...

    The Little Match Girl
  • 1938
    The Forgotten Step

    The Forgotten Step

    The Forgotten Step

    01938HD

    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...

    The Forgotten Step
  • 1942
    The Magic Alphabet

    The Magic Alphabet

    The Magic Alphabet

    01942HD

    This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for...

    The Magic Alphabet