John Nesbitt Movies

  • 1945
    The Great American Mug

    The Great American Mug

    The Great American Mug

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

    The Great American Mug
  • 1942
    Mr. Blabbermouth!

    Mr. Blabbermouth!

    Mr. Blabbermouth!

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    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...

    Mr. Blabbermouth!
  • 1938
    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Kentucky

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    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...

    Kentucky
  • 1942
    The Film That Was Lost

    The Film That Was Lost

    The Film That Was Lost

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    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.

    The Film That Was Lost
  • 1944
    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    6.31944HD

    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...

    Main Street Today
  • 1949
    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

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    In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook...

    Annie Was a Wonder
  • 1943
    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    6.31943HD

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

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
  • 1946
    Magic on a Stick

    Magic on a Stick

    Magic on a Stick

    81946HD

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

    Magic on a Stick
  • 1939
    The Story of Dr. Jenner

    The Story of Dr. Jenner

    The Story of Dr. Jenner

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

    The Story of Dr. Jenner
  • 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
  • 1944
    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

    6.51944HD

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

    Grandpa Called It Art
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1941
    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

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    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.

    Of Pups and Puzzles
  • 1948
    Souvenirs of Death

    Souvenirs of Death

    Souvenirs of Death

    7.21948HD

    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...

    Souvenirs of Death
  • 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
  • 1940
    Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

    7.51940HD

    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
  • 1943
    To My Unborn Son

    To My Unborn Son

    To My Unborn Son

    7.31943HD

    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,...

    To My Unborn Son
  • 1942
    Inflation

    Inflation

    Inflation

    6.31942HD

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

    Inflation
  • 1943
    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

    81943HD

    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