John Nesbitt Movies

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

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

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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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...

A film recreating a broadcast of the Westinghouse Radio Program starring John Charles Thomas and John Nesbitt. Program narrator was Gayne Whitman and...

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

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

Highlights a new system that will enable doctors to operate over long distances.