John Nesbitt Movies

  • 1941
    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

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

    Out of Darkness
  • 1943
    This Is Tomorrow

    This Is Tomorrow

    This Is Tomorrow

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    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...

    This Is Tomorrow
  • 1941
    Strange Testament

    Strange Testament

    Strange Testament

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    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...

    Strange Testament
  • 1945
    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    The Seesaw and the Shoes

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    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
  • 1945
    The Golden Hunch

    The Golden Hunch

    The Golden Hunch

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    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
    The Forgotten Step

    The Forgotten Step

    The Forgotten Step

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    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
  • 1939
    Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

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

    Angel of Mercy
  • 1945
    It Looks Like Rain

    It Looks Like Rain

    It Looks Like Rain

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

    It Looks Like Rain
  • 1940
    A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

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    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
  • 1942
    Inflation

    Inflation

    Inflation

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

    Inflation
  • 1940
    Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

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    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...

    Trifles of Importance
  • 1942
    Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

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    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
  • 1944
    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

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

    Grandpa Called It Art
  • 1945
    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

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

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow
  • 1946
    Our Old Car

    Our Old Car

    Our Old Car

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    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...

    Our Old Car
  • 1939
    New Roadways

    New Roadways

    New Roadways

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    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
  • 1943
    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

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    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...

    That's Why I Left You
  • 1942
    Famous Boners

    Famous Boners

    Famous Boners

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

    Famous Boners
  • 1941
    Hobbies

    Hobbies

    Hobbies

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

    Hobbies
  • 1939
    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

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

    The Story of Alfred Nobel