John Nesbitt Movies

  • 1938
    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Kentucky

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    Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with...

    Kentucky
  • 1948
    Goodbye, Miss Turlock

    Goodbye, Miss Turlock

    Goodbye, Miss Turlock

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    Narrator John Nesbitt laments the disappearance of the rural one-room schoolhouse in America. He reminisces about his own days as a student in such a...

    Goodbye, Miss Turlock
  • 1941
    Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

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    This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends...

    Main Street on the March!
  • 1949
    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

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    In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook...

    Annie Was a Wonder
  • 1943
    Storm

    Storm

    Storm

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    A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to...

    Storm
  • 1942
    Mr. Blabbermouth!

    Mr. Blabbermouth!

    Mr. Blabbermouth!

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    Following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's armed forces and how well-equipped they were to wage...

    Mr. Blabbermouth!
  • 1938
    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    5.91938HD

    That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz...

    That Mothers Might Live
  • 1945
    Stairway to Light

    Stairway to Light

    Stairway to Light

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    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane...

    Stairway to Light
  • 1938
    The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

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    This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never...

    The Face Behind the Mask
  • 1941
    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    6.41941HD

    This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work.

    Of Pups and Puzzles
  • 1945
    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    51945HD

    Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow
  • 1944
    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    6.21944HD

    This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional...

    Main Street Today
  • 1941
    This Is the Bowery

    This Is the Bowery

    This Is the Bowery

    5.71941HD

    In this somewhat whitewashed documentary on Manhattan's Bowery a newcomer to the area takes his first step toward redemption after a meal, bed, and...

    This Is the Bowery
  • 1942
    The Woman in the House

    The Woman in the House

    The Woman in the House

    6.51942HD

    This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an...

    The Woman in the House
  • 1938
    The Ship That Died

    The Ship That Died

    The Ship That Died

    5.81938HD

    This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid - for no...

    The Ship That Died
  • 1947
    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

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    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the...

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill
  • 1950
    Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

    61950HD

    This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    Screen Actors
  • 1942
    Famous Boners

    Famous Boners

    Famous Boners

    51942HD

    This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors.

    Famous Boners
  • 1949
    City of Children

    City of Children

    City of Children

    5.51949HD

    This final John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short looks at a community, Mooseheart, in Illinois that orphaned children call home.

    City of Children
  • 1939
    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

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

    The Story of Alfred Nobel