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  • More Trifles of Importance (1941)
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    Short | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
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More Trifles of Importance (1941)
Approved
Short | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

In the early days of medicine, doctors often used a rolled-up piece of parchment as a stethoscope. We also learn that the foxglove contains a drug known as digitalis which can be used as a treatment for heart disease.
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Director
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Samuel H. Chain (screenplay)
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Updated Mar 22, 1941

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Mar 22, 1941 (United States)

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7 cast members
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John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Vondell Darr
Patient (uncredited) Patient (uncredited)   See fewer
Lumsden Hare
Duke (uncredited) Duke (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude King
Duke's Doctor (uncredited) Duke's Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Duchess (uncredited) Duchess (uncredited)   See fewer
William Tannen
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Foxglove Woman (uncredited) Foxglove Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
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