Film · 1940 · Documentary
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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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.
8 principal cast
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)
Trifles of Importance (1940) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 9m documentary directed by Basil Wrangell is rated 7.5/10 by 2 viewers.
Trifles of Importance was released on July 13, 1940.
Trifles of Importance was directed by Basil Wrangell.
Trifles of Importance has a runtime of 9 minutes.
Trifles of Importance is categorized as Documentary.
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