It's the story of Clara Barton (as portrayed silently by Sara Haden) and how she came to found the American Red Cross during the Civil War. The short was reissued three years later with some extra framing material under the title of 'Flag of Mercy.' With the United State finally int he Second World War, women were needed in the nursing corps of the armed forces..... and in other places too. My mother was a WAVE. She was assigned to .... well, Indianapolis, in case Canada decided to invade while we were distracted. Or something.
John Nesbitt's Passing Parade mostly consisted of John going on about some subject that was little considered but important: hard wheat, or vaccination, or the varieties of cars the family had owned over forty years. The performers showed what he was talking about, a style of film-making called 'illustrated text'. It had been out of style since about 1915, but it's highly effective in these shorts.
John Nesbitt's Passing Parade mostly consisted of John going on about some subject that was little considered but important: hard wheat, or vaccination, or the varieties of cars the family had owned over forty years. The performers showed what he was talking about, a style of film-making called 'illustrated text'. It had been out of style since about 1915, but it's highly effective in these shorts.