Jan 02, 1943
11 min
Full-HD

Who's Superstitious? (1943)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Ernie Alexander

Man Walking Under Ladder

Barbara Bedford

Wife

Margaret Bert

Diner Who Throws Salt

Jack Gardner

Man in Friday the 13th Sequence

Edmund Mortimer

Ship Owner (archive footage)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Dice Player

Emmett Vogan

Husband Who Opens Umbrella

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