We Do It Because

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden fr...

This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help desig...

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philip...

Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the...

This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King...

Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dr...

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony of...

The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relat...

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

This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneeri...

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspir...

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

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

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a s...

The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearl...

This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bri...

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl...

This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham L...

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation ef...

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