poster

1943

(07/03/1943) (US)

Documentary, History,

0h 11m

50

User Score

Overview

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.

1943

50

User Score

(07/03/1943) (US)

Documentary, History,

0h 11m

Overview

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.

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

George Washington

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Rumour Starter

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Politician

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Politician