January 2, 1943
11m
EN
Sammy Lee
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.
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Ernie Alexander
Man Walking Under Ladder
Barbara Bedford
Wife
Margaret Bert
Diner Who Throws Salt
Richard H. Landau, Douglas Foster
2
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
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
