Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass production techniques to the USA in the late 18th century.
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking han...
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 short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony of...
This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help desig...
This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King...
This entry in John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series is about the great moments in the lives of famo...
This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham L...
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigran...
This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspir...
The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relat...
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation ef...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Muse...
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl ...
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on t...
This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bri...
The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearl...
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.
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...