This is the sort of historical short subject they used to show school kids in the auditorium in the old days of yore. It's a well produced effort from MGM, narrated by Carey Wilson, to show the influence of Nostradamus on Catherine de Medici, the wife of Henry II, King of France, who hoped to have three sons as future kings: Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III in the 16th Century.
The story opens with Catherine at 70, reflecting on the prophecies about each one which, unfortunately, came true, as each one had a life which ended tragically premature.
Nostradamus is nicely played by GRANDON RHODES and Catherine by MARIA PALMER, although her age make-up leaves something to be desired.
Informative, brief and entertaining, it uses clips from other MGM historical dramas to give us a glimpse of the past events cited by Nostradamus. It also includes his vision of "the great protector" and "the famed torch" (the United States), long before our country even existed.
Summing up: Very interesting.