Don't You Believe It (1943)
1943 · 0h 11m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
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 cow did not start the great Chicago fire; Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned; and Lady Godiva never rode naked through the streets of Coventry.
Director: Edward L. Cahn
Writers: Cran Chamberlin, Gene Piller
Music by: Nathaniel Shilkret, Max Terr
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Editor: Harry Komer
Cast
John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)Harry Cording as RogueAlbert Godderis as ChefWalter Kingsford as George WashingtonEdward McWade as Wise ManFerdinand Munier as Rumour StarterCharles Tannen as PoliticianCharles Trowbridge as PoliticianEmmett Vogan as PoliticianIan Wolfe as AideMore like this
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