Cast: John Nesbitt

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring John Nesbitt. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


That Mothers Might Live (S)

1938 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction Fred Zinnemann

Cast Shepperd Strudwick · John Nesbitt · William Bailey · Rudolph Anders

Synopsis It's the mid-nineteenth century. As long as their have been hospitals, the joy that women have felt having just given birth in a hospital may be quickly marred by their sudden death due to what is known as childbed fever,...

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Storm (S)

1943 · Documentary · 8 min. · United States

Direction Paul Burnford

Cast John Nesbitt

Synopsis A look at how the weather bureau tries to warn farmers and businessmen about approaching large storms. Although some precautions can be taken to lessen their impact, storms have to run their course, and there is really not much we...

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Main Street on the March! (S)

1941 · Movie · 20 min. · United States

Direction Edward L. Cahn

Cast John Nesbitt · Margaret Bert · Milton Kibbee · Barbara Bedford

Synopsis The film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America", the country's military forces,...

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The Face Behind the Mask (S)

1938 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast John Nesbitt

Synopsis Investigates three possibilities for the identity of France's "man in the iron mask," who was imprisoned for life by King Louis XIV, forced to wear an iron mask, and was buried in the mask upon his death.

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The Incredible Stranger (S)

1942 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast John Nesbitt · Sam Ash · Walter Baldwin · Roger Gray

Synopsis In 1893, an odd stranger arrives in a small town and keeps a promise he made to his wife.

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Stairway to Light (S)

1945 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction Sammy Lee

Cast John Nesbitt · Harry Cording · Dewey Robinson · Lotte Palfi Andor

Synopsis The story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Phillipe Pinel, whose initiated enlightened, humane treatment of the mentally ill.

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Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (S)

1939 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast John Nesbitt · Clem Bevans · Joe Devlin · Robert Dudley

Synopsis Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It targets a perceived threat to democracy from board room and soapbox fascists who advocated a government...

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Direction Joseph M. Newman

Cast John Nesbitt · Naomi Childers · Mary Gordon · Edward Hearn

Synopsis 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.

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Telephone Time (TV Series)

1956 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Allen · Robert B. Sinclair · Roy Kellino · Erle C. Kenton

Cast John Nesbitt · Frank Baxter · Maurice Marsac · Norbert Schiller

Synopsis TV Series (1956-1958). 3 seasons. 81 episodes. An anthology drama series.

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The Great American Mug (S)

1945 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction Cy Endfield

Cast Walter Soderling · Lester Dorr · Frank Darien · Leo White

Synopsis A visit to a barbershop, the place where men go to relax, gossip, and trade old stories and jokes. It's a place of the latest gadgets too. Then, using a photo on the wall as a taking-off point, the film...

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The Magic Alphabet (S)

1942 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast Stephen McNally · John Nesbitt · Dorothy Morris · Emmett Vogan

Synopsis Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890's, and led to the discovery of vitamins.

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