In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a man traces his history by the succession of cars his father owned. [This short appears in its entirety during MGM's short feature "The Great Morgan".]
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The people behind it
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Billy Gray
Boy (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jones the Ice Man (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Mr. Nesbitt (uncredited)
William Tannen
Officer Donahue (uncredited)
Jacqueline White
Mrs. Nesbitt (uncredited)
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