John Nesbitt Movies
- 1939
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed41939HD
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he...
- 1939
The Story of Dr. Jenner
The Story of Dr. Jenner01939HD
This short focuses on the story of Dr. Edward Jenner, who developed vaccination.
- 1942
The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House6.51942HD
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...
- 1945
The Great American Mug
The Great American Mug6.51945HD
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.
- 1942
Madero of Mexico
Madero of Mexico61942HD
This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.
- 1941
Of Pups and Puzzles
Of Pups and Puzzles6.41941HD
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.
- 1938
That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live5.91938HD
That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz...
- 1944
Main Street Today
Main Street Today6.21944HD
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...
- 1945
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan5.51945HD
Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...
- 1945
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow51945HD
Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.
- 1938
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta01938HD
This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.
- 1943
Forgotten Treasure
Forgotten Treasure61943HD
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from...
- 1950
Screen Actors
Screen Actors61950HD
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
- 1944
Return from Nowhere
Return from Nowhere51944HD
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.
- 1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town01939HD
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It...
- 1942
The Incredible Stranger
The Incredible Stranger6.51942HD
In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep...
- 1938
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask5.41938HD
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...
- 1941
Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March!5.41941HD
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...
- 1947
A Really Important Person
A Really Important Person71947HD
A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.
- 1943
Storm
Storm6.11943HD
A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to...