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Trifles of Importance

Release Date:July 13, 1940

Running Time:9 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

Cast

John Nesbitt Erville Alderson Clark Gable Myrna Loy Mickey Rooney Franklin D. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Robert Taylor Lana Turner Sam Harris Arthur Stuart Hull Bert Stevens

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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