Who's Superstitious?

11m
Documentary
5

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.

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

Sammy Lee
Director
Richard H. Landau
Screenplay
Douglas Foster
Screenplay
Jack Ruggiero
Editor
Harold Lipstein
Director of Photography
John Nesbitt
Producer
Paul Youngblood
Art Direction

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