Carey Wilson
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Known For:Writing
Birthday:1889-05-19
Place of Birth:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (1938)
An American trader disrupts life on a Polynesian island.

Portrait of a Genius (1943)
Leonardo Da Vinci was seen as a great artist during his lifetime. The same cannot be said for his life as an inventor. His genius as an inventor was...

Westward the Women (1951)
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order...

Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938)
A satirical visualization of strange and forgotten, but (at that time) nevertheless still existing laws in the U.S.A.

Target Nevada (1951)
The Story of United States Air Force support to the Atomic Energy Commission on Continental Atomic Tests.

You, John Jones! (1943)
John Jones contemplates how fortunate he and his family are in America, where no wartime bombing occurs.

This Is Russia! (1957)
Documentary footage of late 1950s Russia covers such cities and towns as Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, the Black Sea, Kharkov, Sochi, Sukumi, Gori,...

Master Will Shakespeare (1936)
A short biography of William Shakespeare that highlights the various jobs he worked at in the theater.

The King Without a Crown (1937)
This short explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and was...

The Man in the Barn (1937)
After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was discovered hiding in a barn. After he refused to...

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (1937)
Carey Wilson narrates this MGM Miniature short in which an average office worker suffers all week-end because his boss, who had a bad case of...

Strange Glory (1938)
During the American Civil War, General Ulysses Grant carries out the 'Tennessee Plan,' which involves stopping the Confederate supply line on the...

Nostradamus and the Queen (1953)
An elderly Catherine de Medici reflects back on how the prophecies of Nostradamus accurately predicted the fates of her husband, her three sons and...

What Do You Think? (1937)
The narrator's voice tells of John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and prepares to go to work. However, a few interruptions, including...

Prophet Without Honor (1939)
This short film portrays the story of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), an American Naval officer who developed the first maps that charted the...

The Rainbow Pass (1937)
In Chinese culture, live theater performances are attended by all classes of society. This short shows a performance of "The Rainbow Pass," a tale of...

A Failure at Fifty (1940)
The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (1940)
Andy wants to buy a new car so he goes into the judge's home office where his father is about to write a $200 check to charity. He asks his dad for...

The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)
Author Frank R. Stockton, often asked the question, finally decides to divulge the untold ending of his story, The Lady or the Tiger?

Nostradamus Says So! (1953)
The life of the French seer and some of his selected quatrains are reviewed.

Operation Sandstone (1948)
In 1948, the U.S. nuclear stockpile consisted of approximately 50 atomic bombs. Since the industrial complex to produce more nuclear weapons was not...

Hollywood - The Second Step (1936)
This short follows the early career of actress Jane Barnes. She starts by doing extra work. After several months she is offered a studio contract...

Pitcairn Island Today (1935)
This visit to Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific Ocean shows that life for the residents has changed little in the years since Fletcher Christian...

Nostradamus IV (1944)
This Carey Wilson Miniature takes a further look at prophecies by 16th century seer Nostradamus.

Dangerous Number (1937)
Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry....

What Do You Think? (Number Two) (1937)
This short presents the possibility that a dead person's spirit can intervene in the lives of the living.

What Do You Think? (Number Three) (1938)
This short looks at the possibility that those who have passed on can communicate with us in ways we least expect.

Nostradamus (1938)
A look at various predictions Nostradamus made, such as the American and French Revolutions.

The Great Heart (1938)
This short film tells the true story of the heroic sacrifice of Father Damien, the Belgian priest who suffered a living death in order to bring hope...

The Man on the Rock (1938)
A look at whether Napoleon Bonaparte indeed died on the island of St. Helena in 1821.

More About Nostradamus (1941)
This short film portrays Nostradamus as having predicted the horrors of WWI and Hitler's rise to power, as well as the eventual triumph of "the...

Inca Gold (1943)
Legends associated with the lost treasures of Incan gold, thought to be located at the bottom of one of the many shafts of what is called the hawk's...

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)
This short film applies the prophecies of Nostradamus to events of World War II.

Let's Ask Nostradamus (1953)
Nostradamus writes a letter to his young son, and his prophecies are compared to events of the French Revolution.

Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)
Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for...

1925 Studio Tour (1925)
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.

Bravest of the Brave (1938)
This short film looks at the life of Michel Ney, who fought at Napoleon's side and was made a Marshall of France.

The Greenie (1942)
Told on the premise that the United States has always been a refuge from those seeking a reprieve from poverty and bigotry, this Miniature short from...

Ghost Treasure (1941)
This short film presents three legends of hidden gold in California's Death Valley.

Joaquin Murrieta (1938)
This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.

Bikini, the Atom Island (1946)
This shows the natives of Bikini Island as they were being evacuated and relocated (o.k., dispossessed) from their island prior to the atom bomb...

Strange Destiny (1945)
This Carey Wilson Miniature tells the true story of a humble YMCA worker, Asa K. Jennings (Louis Jean Heydt), who lived a productive life for 27...
