Trifles That Win Wars

  • Run time: 11 min
  • Premiere: 1943. July 17.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.

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John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ernie Alexander

Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Arachnophobic Woman (uncredited)

Edward McWade

Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Doctor (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

Laboratory Man (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Laboratory Man (uncredited)

Art

Paul Youngblood

Art Direction

Camera

Jack Smith

Director of Photography

Directing

Harold Daniels

Director

Editing

John Faure

Editor

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Sound

Nathaniel Shilkret

Original Music Composer

Max Terr

Original Music Composer

Writing

Harry Poppe Jr.

Screenplay

Edward Bock

Screenplay

Edward Bock

Original Story

Harry Poppe Jr.

Original Story

Art

Paul Youngblood

Art Direction

Camera

Jack Smith

Director of Photography

Directing

Harold Daniels

Director

Editing

John Faure

Editor

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Sound

Nathaniel Shilkret

Original Music Composer

Max Terr

Original Music Composer

Writing

Harry Poppe Jr.

Screenplay

Edward Bock

Screenplay

Edward Bock

Original Story

Harry Poppe Jr.

Original Story