John Nesbitt Movies

The story of Carlo Pozzo di Borgo, a boyhood friend of Napoleon Bonaparte's who later turned against him.

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

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

The "unseen guardians" of the title are the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates mail order racketeering; the Underwriters' Laboratories,...

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...

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.

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

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...

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

Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It...

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...

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

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

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass...

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

In this somewhat whitewashed documentary on Manhattan's Bowery a newcomer to the area takes his first step toward redemption after a meal, bed, and...

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...

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...

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends...

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