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51. Clues to Adventure (1949)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Drama, History
This short dramatizes how three disparate events in history contributed to the adoption of three of the amendments in the United States Bill of Rights.
Stars: John Nesbitt, Mary Gordon, John Hubbard, Victor Kilian
Votes: 103
52. Golden Hunch (1945)
Approved | 10 min | Short
This entry in 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. ... See full summary »
Star: John Nesbitt
53. Forgotten Treasure (1943)
Approved | 10 min | Short
This short film highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, particularly in archiving documentary footage of historical events for future generations.
Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: John Nesbitt, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Winston Churchill, Duke of Windsor
Votes: 80
54. The Immortal Blacksmith (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Biography
This Passing Parade short tells the true story of Vermont blacksmith and inventor Tom Davenport, who lived the first half of the 19th century. He purchased an electro-magnet, not sure what ... See full summary »
Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: John Nesbitt, Chill Wills, Pamela Blake, Hobart Cavanaugh
Votes: 43
55. The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography, Drama
This short explains why Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, founded the prizes named after him.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: John Nesbitt, Gene Coogan, Lalo Encinas, Paul Guilfoyle
Votes: 113
56. Unseen Guardians (1939)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Drama
The "unseen guardians" of the title are the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates mail order racketeering; the Underwriters' Laboratories, which are shown testing electrical ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, Marjorie Kane, Nestor Paiva, Jo Ann Sayers
Votes: 54
57. This Is Tomorrow (1943)
Approved | 11 min | Documentary, Short
The narrator discusses the evolution of the American city from a small farming village to a dirty factory town to a high-rise metropolis to the future planned suburban community, and ties it to a war morale message.
Star: John Nesbitt
Votes: 53
58. American Spoken Here (1940)
11 min | Short
A look at American slang. The origins of a number of familiar expressions are explored, including "mind your Ps and Qs", "kick the bucket", "I don't give a damn" (which started as 'dam'), and "pin money".
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, Barbara Bedford, Don Brodie, John Butler
Votes: 57
59. To My Unborn Son (1943)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Drama, War
A Yugoslav father writes a letter to the son he will never see, explaining his resistance to the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia.
Director: László Kardos | Stars: John Nesbitt, Steven Geray
Votes: 71
60. They Live Again (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
In this one-reel, ten-minute entry of "The Passing Parade" series, John Nesbitt unfolds the true story of the discovery of insulin, while detailing the careers of Doctors Banting and Best ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Star: John Nesbitt
Votes: 15
61. Out of Darkness (1941)
Approved | 11 min | Drama, Short
This short tells of the Nazi's efforts to shut down an underground resistance newspaper in occupied Belgium.
Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: John Nesbitt, Egon Brecher, Lotte Palfi Andor, Jack Shea
Votes: 59
62. The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)
Passed | 10 min | Short, Biography, History
The story of John Peter Zenger, who was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper. His subsequent acquittal established the concept of freedom of the press.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: John Nesbitt, Naomi Childers, Mary Gordon, Edward Hearn
Votes: 68
63. That's Why I Left You (1943)
10 min | Short
A young husband writes a letter to his wife recounting the ups and downs of their marriage.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, James Warren, Jacqueline White
Votes: 83
64. It Can't Be Done (1948)
11 min | Short, Drama
A trip through a Washington Hall of Fame recalls men whose great ideas were scorned in their day; includes footage from That Mothers Might Live (1938), The Magic Alphabet (1942), The Immortal Blacksmith (1944), The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939), and A Way in the Wilderness (1940).
Stars: John Nesbitt, Matthew Boulton, Stephen McNally, Shepperd Strudwick
65. Trifles That Win Wars (1943)
Passed | 11 min | Short
Part of MGM's John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this 1943 entry looks at how three inventions are making a major contribution to the U.S. war effort. The first is the invention of ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: John Nesbitt, Ernie Alexander, Margaret Bert, Edward McWade
Votes: 82
66. New Roadways (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, History
In the laboratory, glass is rolled like a carpet and spun into cloth. Cotton, corn and wood are utilized to form new substances. Additional treasures of the sea are sought - the beach is ... See full summary »
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, Richard Cramer, Howard M. Mitchell, Tom Quinn
Votes: 97
67. Magic on a Stick (1946)
Passed | 10 min | Short, History
This short traces how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match in the first half of the 19th century.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: John Nesbitt, Paul Langton, Jacqueline White
Votes: 66
68. The Baron and the Rose (1940)
Approved | 11 min | Short
The story of Henry Stiegel, a blacksmith in Elizabeth Furnace, Pennsylvania, who, in colonial days became a famous glass-maker, acquired land and wealth, and squandered it. As an old man he... See full summary »
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, George Tobias
Votes: 8
69. Tennis in Rhythm (1947)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
World tennis champ, Alice Marble believes that tennis players need a good sense of rhythm. J. Scott Smart, Mary Orr, Frank Novak and William Weissbuch help prove the theory
Director: Warren Murray | Stars: John Nesbitt, Alice Marble, Frank Novak, Mary Orr
70. The Magic Alphabet (1942)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Drama, Family
A dramatization of how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, whose search for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s led to the discovery of vitamins. At the end ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Stephen McNally, John Nesbitt, Dorothy Morris, Emmett Vogan
Votes: 87
71. Hobbies (1941)
11 min | Short
This Passing Parade looks at peoples hobbies, including collecting old items (such as tiny books, of which a dozen can fit in a walnut shell), engraving the Lord's Prayer on the head of a ... See full summary »
Director: George Labrousse | Star: John Nesbitt
Votes: 23
72. Flag of Mercy (1942)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Biography, History
'Angel of Mercy' (1939) re-edited and re-released with new framework footage relating it to America's involvement in World War II.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Sara Haden, William Bailey, Barbara Bedford
Votes: 74