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.
- Released
- 1940-07-13
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Basil Wrangell
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- John Nesbitt as Narrator
- Erville Alderson as Frederick the Great (uncredited)
- Clark Gable as Self (archive footage)
- Myrna Loy as Self (archive footage)
- Mickey Rooney as Self (archive footage)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
- Theodore Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
- Robert Taylor as Self (archive footage)
- Lana Turner as Self (archive footage)
- Sam Harris as Men's Club Member (uncredited)
- Arthur Stuart Hull as Men's Club Member (uncredited)
- Bert Stevens as Guest at Stag Dinner (uncredited)
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