We Do It Because

  • Genre: History
  • Run time: 10 min
  • Premiere: 1942. January 24.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened.

Discover

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Mark Daniels

Nancy's Husband (uncredited)

Ava Gardner

Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

Tom Herbert

Man Dining with Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Officer on Santa Maria (uncredited)

Dorothy Morris

Nancy (uncredited)

Dick Rich

Mutinous Sailor (uncredited)

Art

Richard Duce

Art Direction

Camera

Jackson Rose

Director of Photography

Directing

Basil Wrangell

Director

Editing

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Writing

Art

Richard Duce

Art Direction

Camera

Jackson Rose

Director of Photography

Directing

Basil Wrangell

Director

Editing

Production

John Nesbitt

Producer

Writing