John Nesbitt Movies

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...

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

Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short.

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...

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

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

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...

This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's...

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

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

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

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...

John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.

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

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

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...

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking...

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

This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an...