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 discovery in the flash of a golden hunch.
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dr...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American sl...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking han...
Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.
This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philip...
This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneeri...
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigran...
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden fr...
The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relat...
This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspir...
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on t...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Muse...
Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a s...
The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearl...
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation ef...
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.
This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bri...
This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham L...