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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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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