Who's Superstitious?

Who's Superstitious?

1943 en 11 minutes

Rating: 5

Plot

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale.

Trailer

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Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Ernie Alexander

Ernie Alexander

Man Walking Under Ladder

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Wife

Margaret Bert

Margaret Bert

Diner Who Throws Salt

Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner

Man in Friday the 13th Sequence

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Ship Owner (archive footage)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Dice Player

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Husband Who Opens Umbrella

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