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Who's Superstitious? (1943)

Name: Who's Superstitious?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1943
Duration: 11 min

Directed by Sammy Lee

Documentary · 11m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director: Sammy Lee
Screenplay: Douglas Foster, Richard H. Landau
Director of Photography: Harold Lipstein
Editor: Jack Ruggiero
Producer: John Nesbitt

Details

Release date: 1943-01-02
Runtime: 11m
Genres: Documentary
Original language: EN
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer