Who's Superstitious?

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 11 min
  • Premiere: 1943. January 2.

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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John Nesbitt

Narrator

Ernie Alexander

Man Walking Under Ladder

Margaret Bert

Diner Who Throws Salt

Jack Gardner

Man in Friday the 13th Sequence

Edmund Mortimer

Ship Owner (archive footage)

Emmett Vogan

Husband Who Opens Umbrella

Art

Paul Youngblood

Art Direction

Camera

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Directing

Sammy Lee

Director

Editing

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Writing

Richard H. Landau

Screenplay

Douglas Foster

Screenplay

Art

Paul Youngblood

Art Direction

Camera

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Directing

Sammy Lee

Director

Editing

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Writing

Richard H. Landau

Screenplay

Douglas Foster

Screenplay