John Nesbitt Movies

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

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

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

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...

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 Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of...

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...

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

This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors.

Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.

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

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.

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.

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for...

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...

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

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.

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...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells of the Nazis' efforts to shut down an underground resistance newspaper in occupied Belgium.

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