This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life.
This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneeri...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philip...
This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony of...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking han...
This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help desig...
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and ...
This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King...
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigran...
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many chil...
In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to l...
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had...
This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspir...
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition ...
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...
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master...
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts h...
A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and drea...
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemp...