Nathaniel Shilkret Movies

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...

Directed by MJ Weisfeldt and starring Ranny Weeks and Eva Lorraine is a remake of the lost 1915 Theda Bara film "Two Orphans".

This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather.

At the 1991 Winkie and Munchkin Conventions, part of the programs was the 1948 Capitol Records audio-only adaptation of “Dorothy and the Wizard...

A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when Raffles negotiated its separation from the independent...

This Traveltalk short visits Rocky Mountain National Park and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.

An elderly Franz Liszt (1811-1886), living in a monastery, recalls his lost, unrequited love on his birthday.

A short film about Mardi Gras in New Orleans from the point of view of those who make Carnival happen.

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...

A group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.

This FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits Holland in springtime, going first to the below-sea-level fishing village of Volendam, then to the capital...

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss....

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

In this Traveltalk series short we learn that four million ethnic French, German and Italian people live in Switzerland. The Alps and their important...

This Carey Wilson Miniature takes a further look at prophecies by 16th century seer Nostradamus.

This Traveltalk series short visits Los Angeles, California. In one of the highlights of the film, narrator James FitzPatrick visits the Disney...

This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Hong Kong.

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...

A crippled boy discovers a wounded bald eagle, nurses it back to health, tames and teaches it to fly. One day, a rattlesnake is about to strike the...