John Nesbitt Movies

The "unseen guardians" of the title are the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates mail order racketeering; the Underwriters' Laboratories,...

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.

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

This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.

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...

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

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...

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...

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for...

The Devil works with Adolf Hitler to cause inflation in the United States.

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...

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,...

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

Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It...

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

John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man recovers his lost memories when he is forced to relive events in his dreams.

The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar...

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