Trifles of Importance (1940)
Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number 7 affects a student accused of theft charges. The second segment shows that a person's doodles can reveal personality traits. The final segment shows why certain items are on men's suits, such as lapels.
- Date of release
- 1940-07-13
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 9m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Basil Wrangell
Casting
- John Nesbitt — Narrator
- Erville Alderson — Frederick the Great (uncredited)
- Clark Gable — Self (archive footage)
- Myrna Loy — Self (archive footage)
- Mickey Rooney — Self (archive footage)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt — Self (archive footage)
- Theodore Roosevelt — Self (archive footage)
- Robert Taylor — Self (archive footage)
- Lana Turner — Self (archive footage)
- Sam Harris — Men's Club Member (uncredited)
- Arthur Stuart Hull — Men's Club Member (uncredited)
- Bert Stevens — Guest at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
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