Nathaniel Shilkret Movies

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected....

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

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...

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...

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...

Bandleader/singer/songwriter Ted Barry arrives to heaven. The receptionist tells him that before he can take his place in the Hall of Music, a...

Compilation of footage from three Frank Buck films about his adventures capturing animals for the world's zoos: "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (1933); "Wild...

A short documentary about Thailand, formerly known as Siam.

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 Hawaii's capital city.

This Passing Parade series short examines the origins of three popular Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

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,...

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

A strong-willed young woman hires a student to impersonate a boorish French count and brings him home to meet her parents.

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

This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small villages, and fields with walls and fences built of...

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

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...

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

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