Who's Superstitious?

Jan 2, 1943

0h 11m

★ 5.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Who's Superstitious? Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

John Nesbitt

Man Walking Under Ladder

Ernie Alexander

Wife

Barbara Bedford

Diner Who Throws Salt

Margaret Bert

Man in Friday the 13th Sequence

Jack Gardner

Ship Owner (archive footage)

Edmund Mortimer

Dice Player

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Husband Who Opens Umbrella

Emmett Vogan

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