Movie: Trifles of Importance

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt

Narrator

Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson

Frederick the Great (uncredited)

Clark Gable
Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy

Self (archive footage)

Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Lana Turner
Lana Turner

Self (archive footage)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Men's Club Member (uncredited)

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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.

  • Release Date

    1940-07-13

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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