Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...
This entry in John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series is about the great moments in the lives of famo...
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...
A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storm...
This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help desig...
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...
A "Passing Parade" MGM short featuring tennis star Alice Marble
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...
This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knock...
Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant thing...
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...