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True story of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone, inspired by his mother.

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Animation, History

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The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French cou...

Released on: 1940-04-20

Documentary, History

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

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Documentary, History

A portrait of the inventor of the letterpress, who was a key figure in the history of mankind, but a...

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Adventure, Drama, History

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to over...

Released on: 1940-06-22

History

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

Released on: 1969-03-13

Drama, Romance, History

Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relation...

Released on: 1938-04-15

Drama, History

The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually riva...

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History, Documentary, Drama

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...

Released on: 1945-10-06

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

Released on: 1945-11-15

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This entry in John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series is about the great moments in the lives of famo...

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Drama, Fantasy, History

In 1895, Shivkar Bapuji Talpade constructs and flies India's first unmanned plane, despite having th...

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Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20...

Released on: 1948-06-19

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This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on t...