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.

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a s...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New Y...

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 short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...

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

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

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl ...

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden fr...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking han...

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

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

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony of...

The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearl...

The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relat...

This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigran...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philip...

This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham L...

This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Muse...