Don't You Believe It

Don't You Believe It

11 mins | Documentary | July 3, 1943

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.

Don't You Believe It

11 mins | Documentary | July 3, 1943

Don't You Believe It
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Don't You Believe It
Directors Edward L. Cahn
Writers Cran Chamberlin, Gene Piller

Cast

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Harry Cording

as Rogue

Albert Godderis

as Chef

Walter Kingsford

as George Washington

Edward McWade

as Wise Man

Ferdinand Munier

as Rumour Starter

Charles Tannen

as Politician

Charles Trowbridge

as Politician

Emmett Vogan

as Politician

Ian Wolfe

as Aide