Trifles of Importance

Trifles of Importance (1940)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1940-07-13
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 9min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Basil Wrangell
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Summary

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.

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  • 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)
Directing Basil Wrangell Director
Writing John Nesbitt Writer
Production John Nesbitt Producer

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