Don't You Believe It

11m
DocumentaryHistory
5

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
Narrator (voice)
Harry Cording
Rogue
Albert Godderis
Chef
Walter Kingsford
George Washington
Edward McWade
Wise Man
Ferdinand Munier
Rumour Starter
Charles Tannen
Politician
Charles Trowbridge
Politician
Emmett Vogan
Politician
Ian Wolfe
Aide

Crew

Edward L. Cahn
Director
Cran Chamberlin
Writer
Gene Piller
Writer
Harry Komer
Editor
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
John Nesbitt
Producer
Max Terr
Music
Nathaniel Shilkret
Music
Paul Youngblood
Art Direction

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