John Nesbitt Movies

  • 1938
    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    6.1671938HD

    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...

    That Mothers Might Live
  • 1938
    Passing Parade

    Passing Parade

    Passing Parade

    71938HD

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

    Passing Parade
  • 1938
    The Ship That Died

    The Ship That Died

    The Ship That Died

    5.9171938HD

    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...

    The Ship That Died
  • 1938
    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    6.0771938HD

    Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with...

    Kentucky
  • 1945
    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    61945HD

    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...

    The Great Morgan
  • 1944
    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    6.3331944HD

    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...

    Main Street Today
  • 1940
    XXX Medico

    XXX Medico

    XXX Medico

    7.51940HD

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

    XXX Medico
  • 1938
    The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

    5.6251938HD

    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...

    The Face Behind the Mask
  • 1947
    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

    6.51947HD

    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the...

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill
  • 1942
    We Do It Because

    We Do It Because

    We Do It Because

    6.51942HD

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

    We Do It Because
  • 1949
    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

    4.9091949HD

    In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook...

    Annie Was a Wonder
  • 1947
    A Really Important Person

    A Really Important Person

    A Really Important Person

    7.51947HD

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

    A Really Important Person
  • 1939
    One Against the World

    One Against the World

    One Against the World

    81939HD

    This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices.

    One Against the World
  • 1939
    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

    71939HD

    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...

    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
  • 1941
    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    71941HD

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

    Out of Darkness
  • 1939
    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    71939HD

    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.

    The Story of Alfred Nobel
  • 1950
    Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

    6.251950HD

    This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    Screen Actors
  • 1941
    Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

    6.0771941HD

    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...

    Main Street on the March!
  • 1940
    American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

    91940HD

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

    American Spoken Here
  • 1941
    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    7.251941HD

    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.

    Of Pups and Puzzles