Trifles of Importance (1940)
• July 13th, 1940 • 0h 9min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
A Pinto for the Prince
Released on: 1979-01-01
Documentary
In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in sout...
Inside Troublemaker Studios
Released on: 2004-01-20
Documentary
A short featurette available on the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), released in January 2...
Knife Skills
Released on: 2017-07-29
Documentary
Edwin’s Restaurant is determined to become one of America’s top French restaurants, with a staff unl...
Be-In
Released on: 1967-02-01
Music, Documentary
Captures the spirit and essence of the great San Francisco Human Be-In of January 14, 1967. Ten thou...
Close
Released on: 2023-11-20
Documentary
Juitamai is a dance full of contradictions. It gives the female performers a voice, but does not let...
Pigs!
Released on: 1967-07-17
Documentary
Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Documentary sans comment...
Crystallization
Released on: 1974-01-01
Documentary
Award-winning filmmaker Carroll Ballard’s cinematic science excursion into microcinematography and e...
The Perils of Priscilla
Released on: 1969-01-01
Documentary
The adventures of a cat who endures the indignation of a busy family and the dangers of being lost i...
Speed
Released on: 1984-01-01
Documentary
A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention...
NO DIVIDE - A Sticky Film by Rhys Day
Released on: 2016-03-08
Documentary, Music
Rhys Day presents NO DIVIDE - a sticky mashup biopic/ videofeast.
Taarikhaneh
Released on: 2018-08-06
Documentary
People destroyed the Ali Akbar Sanati Museum, an Iranian painter and sculptor, and all his works wer...
Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
Released on: 2005-03-15
Documentary
This Pixar documentary short follows Sarah Vowell, who plays herself as the title character, on why ...
Ocana, der Engel der in der Qual singt
Released on: 1979-04-04
Documentary, Comedy
Legendary drag performer Ocaña in performance with a cardboard Marilyn on the west side of the Berl...
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
Released on: 1994-01-01
Documentary
This video focuses primarily on the implications of the structure and format of television, especial...
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
Released on: 1994-01-01
Documentary
Beginning with Noam Chomsky's response to a college student who role-plays "Jane U.S.A."--someone wh...
Memory
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary, Music
Memory is a collaboration with musician Noah Lennox (Panda Bear), exploring the relationship between...
Toward a Vision of a Future Society
Released on: 1994-01-01
Documentary
In this video, Noam Chomsky concentrates on the contemporary institutions and powers which have set ...