• Explore
  • Log in
  • Build your collection and connect with people who share your taste.

    Create accountLog in
Log inSign upCreate account
Trifles of Importance

Trifles of Importance

Basil Wrangell

1940

  • Documentary
7.5

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.

Cast & crew

  • Basil WrangellDirector
  • John NesbittNarrator
  • Erville AldersonFrederick the Great (uncredited)
  • Clark GableSelf (archive footage)
  • Myrna LoySelf (archive footage)
  • Mickey RooneySelf (archive footage)
  • Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
  • Theodore RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
  • Robert TaylorSelf (archive footage)

More like this

  • Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

    Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red

    6.8• 2022

  • Being James Bond

    Being James Bond

    7.8• 2021

  • Very Nice, Very Nice

    Very Nice, Very Nice

    6.0• 1961

  • I Am Heath Ledger

    I Am Heath Ledger

    7.4• 2017

  • For the Love of Spock

    For the Love of Spock

    7.4• 2016

  • Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

    Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

    6.8• 2022

  • The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    7.5• 2019

  • 180° South

    180° South

    7.2• 2010

  • Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience

    Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience

    6.9• 2016

  • Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    7.0• 2022

  • Looking for Richard

    Looking for Richard

    6.8• 1996

  • Above Majestic

    Above Majestic

    7.4• 2018