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.
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...
This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bri...
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl ...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout ...
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dr...
This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King...
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American sl...
Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.
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 John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking han...
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden fr...
Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the ...
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.
The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relat...
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...
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on t...
This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspir...
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation ef...