John Nesbitt
को लागी ज्ञात: Acting
जन्मदिन: 1910-08-23
जन्मस्थान: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
यस्तो पनि भनिन्छ: John Booth Nesbitt
Willie and the Mouse
John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.
रिलिज : 1941.05.17लोकप्रियता : 2.577
Passing Parade
Three specific and separate stories of life's passing parade are presented.
रिलिज : 1938.10.15लोकप्रियता : 0.718
The Golden Hunch
This entry in John 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...
रिलिज : 1945.11.15लोकप्रियता : 0.86
Tennis in Rhythm
A "Passing Parade" MGM short featuring tennis star Alice Marble
रिलिज : 1947.08.23लोकप्रियता : 0.848
Your Last Act
This short looks at the odd bequests that people have made in their wills over the years. They include a woman who left her fortune to her pet cat...
रिलिज : 1941.07.12लोकप्रियता : 1.651
Mr. Blabbermouth!
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...
रिलिज : 1942.08.08लोकप्रियता : 6.731
A Lady Fights Back
The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in...
रिलिज : 1944.11.11लोकप्रियता : 2.905
The Fabulous Fraud
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, we learn the story of Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer, the man who discovered hypnotism.
रिलिज : 1948.08.28लोकप्रियता : 3.196
Storm
A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to...
रिलिज : 1943.10.23लोकप्रियता : 2.212
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the...
रिलिज : 1947.08.30लोकप्रियता : 3.321
The Face Behind the Mask
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...
रिलिज : 1938.03.19लोकप्रियता : 2.84
Hobbies
John Nesbitt takes a look at hobbies in this Passing Parade short.
रिलिज : 1941.09.20लोकप्रियता : 0.774
A Really Important Person
A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.
रिलिज : 1947.01.11लोकप्रियता : 0.932
Of Pups and Puzzles
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.
रिलिज : 1941.09.06लोकप्रियता : 1.784
Out of Darkness
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells of the Nazis' efforts to shut down an underground resistance newspaper in occupied Belgium.
रिलिज : 1941.03.29लोकप्रियता : 1.341
Trifles of Importance
Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number...
रिलिज : 1940.07.13लोकप्रियता : 0.979
That Mothers Might Live
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...
रिलिज : 1938.04.30लोकप्रियता : 2.398
The Ship That Died
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...
रिलिज : 1938.02.19लोकप्रियता : 3.924
Kentucky
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...
रिलिज : 1938.12.30लोकप्रियता : 5.988
That's Why I Left You
Young couple Joe and Mary Thompson love each other and their children despite the struggles that they have that are typical of most young couples...
रिलिज : 1943.06.12लोकप्रियता : 0.902
Good Wrinkles
Sunny-sweet the prune shows us how prunes are made from certain kinds of plums, why they're so good for you, and, in live action, some recipes made...
रिलिज : 1951.09.06लोकप्रियता : 1.588
Unseen Guardians
The "unseen guardians" of the title are the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates mail order racketeering; the Underwriters' Laboratories,...
रिलिज : 1939.08.26लोकप्रियता : 1.758
The Woman in the House
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...
रिलिज : 1942.05.09लोकप्रियता : 2.423
Don't You Believe It
This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's...
रिलिज : 1943.07.03लोकप्रियता : 0.68
Who's Superstitious?
This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking...
रिलिज : 1943.01.02लोकप्रियता : 0.701
Main Street on the March!
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...
रिलिज : 1941.12.09लोकप्रियता : 1.726
Angel of Mercy
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.
रिलिज : 1939.05.20लोकप्रियता : 0.965
This Is the Bowery
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...
रिलिज : 1941.05.31लोकप्रियता : 1.224
The Forgotten Step
An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth...
रिलिज : 1938.05.20लोकप्रियता : 2.352
Clues to Adventure
This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press,...
रिलिज : 1949.04.11लोकप्रियता : 2.953
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
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...
रिलिज : 1948.01.24लोकप्रियता : 2.664
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass...
रिलिज : 1949.05.07लोकप्रियता : 3.701
To My Unborn Son
A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child,...
रिलिज : 1943.10.30लोकप्रियता : 3.44
The Incredible Stranger
In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep...
रिलिज : 1942.06.20लोकप्रियता : 2.946
My Old Town
Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his hometown and childhood in this Passing Parade series short.
रिलिज : 1948.02.07लोकप्रियता : 2.092
The Little Match Girl
Adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of a destitute little girl who sells matches, and uses them to escape the cold on Christmas Eve,...
रिलिज : 1954.12.01लोकप्रियता : 0.876
The Film That Was Lost
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.
रिलिज : 1942.10.31लोकप्रियता : 2.224
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.
रिलिज : 1945.03.29लोकप्रियता : 1.46
Stranded
Rural Minnesota school teacher, Miss Enter (Bette Davis) becomes a courageous survivor during a snow blizzard that leaves her stranded with several...
रिलिज : 1957.05.09लोकप्रियता : 0.662
The Great American Mug
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.
रिलिज : 1945.10.06लोकप्रियता : 1.054
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he...
रिलिज : 1939.07.22लोकप्रियता : 2.506
This Is Tomorrow
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the evolution of the American city, from the initially small farming village, to the...
रिलिज : 1943.11.27लोकप्रियता : 1.715
Forgotten Treasure
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from...
रिलिज : 1943.07.24लोकप्रियता : 0.888
Our Old Car
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man traces his history by the succession of cars his father owned. [This short appears in its entirety...
रिलिज : 1946.06.11लोकप्रियता : 1.929
The Story of Alfred Nobel
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and later established the Nobel Prize.
रिलिज : 1939.02.18लोकप्रियता : 1.203
The Great Morgan
Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...
रिलिज : 1945.01.01लोकप्रियता : 2.699
Whispers
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short we see how gossip can be used to spread propaganda or to ruin a person's reputation.
रिलिज : 1941.02.08लोकप्रियता : 3.843
American Spoken Here
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.
रिलिज : 1940.11.30लोकप्रियता : 0.72
The Giant of Norway
This short tells the story of Norwegian explorer and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). After a life of adventure, he was instrumental in...
रिलिज : 1939.06.24लोकप्रियता : 0.701
New Roadways
The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar...
रिलिज : 1939.01.28लोकप्रियता : 1.173
Return from Nowhere
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.
रिलिज : 1944.10.28लोकप्रियता : 2.457
We Do It Because
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened.
रिलिज : 1942.01.24लोकप्रियता : 0.651
Trifles That Win Wars
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.
रिलिज : 1943.07.17लोकप्रियता : 1.689
Annie Was a Wonder
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as cook...
रिलिज : 1949.01.29लोकप्रियता : 2.228
Main Street Today
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...
रिलिज : 1944.03.25लोकप्रियता : 2.266
Stairway to Light
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane...
रिलिज : 1945.11.03लोकप्रियता : 2.492
City of Children
This final John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short looks at a community, Mooseheart, in Illinois that orphaned children call home.
रिलिज : 1949.08.27लोकप्रियता : 1.252
It Looks Like Rain
This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather.
रिलिज : 1945.03.03लोकप्रियता : 0.857
The Story of Dr. Jenner
This short focuses on the story of Dr. Edward Jenner, who developed vaccination.
रिलिज : 1939.03.18लोकप्रियता : 2.943
Famous Boners
This Passing Parade series entry looks at three instances of people who either caused or were the victims of errors.
रिलिज : 1942.10.24लोकप्रियता : 1.858
Screen Actors
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
रिलिज : 1950.05.13लोकप्रियता : 1.151
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It...
रिलिज : 1939.06.17लोकप्रियता : 4.896
Souvenirs of Death
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of how a Mauser pistol used on the battlefield by Germans during WWII makes its...
रिलिज : 1948.06.19लोकप्रियता : 1.281
Inflation
The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.
रिलिज : 1942.01.01लोकप्रियता : 2.295
Flag of Mercy
The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relate the story to America's involvement in World War...
रिलिज : 1942.01.31लोकप्रियता : 1.994
Grandpa Called It Art
This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.
रिलिज : 1944.07.15लोकप्रियता : 1.177
Music in the Sky
A film recreating a broadcast of the Westinghouse Radio Program starring John Charles Thomas and John Nesbitt. Program narrator was Gayne Whitman and...
रिलिज : 1945.12.10लोकप्रियता : 1.801
Madero of Mexico
This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.
रिलिज : 1942.11.28लोकप्रियता : 1.783
The Hidden Master
Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.
रिलिज : 1940.04.20लोकप्रियता : 1.409
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
This Passing Parade series short examines the origins of three popular Mother Goose nursery rhymes.
रिलिज : 1943.07.03लोकप्रियता : 1.344
People on Paper
Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the news. These escapes in the past have included...
रिलिज : 1945.11.17लोकप्रियता : 3.394
The Magic Alphabet
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for...
रिलिज : 1942.10.10लोकप्रियता : 3.157
Forgotten Victory
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short tells the story of Mark Carleton, a worker for the USDA who travels across the world trying to...
रिलिज : 1939.12.09लोकप्रियता : 2.517
Strange Testament
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...
रिलिज : 1941.11.15लोकप्रियता : 1.091
Magic on a Stick
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
रिलिज : 1946.01.19लोकप्रियता : 1.76
Utopia of Death
This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico.
रिलिज : 1940.10.12लोकप्रियता : 0.846
One Against the World
This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices.
रिलिज : 1939.08.19लोकप्रियता : 0.583
A Way in the Wilderness
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of...
रिलिज : 1940.06.22लोकप्रियता : 1.499
The Seesaw and the Shoes
This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the...
रिलिज : 1945.05.05लोकप्रियता : 1.012
Dreams
This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham Lincoln that foretold his death.
रिलिज : 1940.11.10लोकप्रियता : 1.834