

02/01/1943
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
as Narrator

Ernie Alexander
as Man Walking Under Ladder

Barbara Bedford
as Wife

Margaret Bert
as Diner Who Throws Salt

Jack Gardner
as Man in Friday the 13th Sequence

Edmund Mortimer
as Ship Owner (archive footage)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Dice Player

Emmett Vogan
as Husband Who Opens Umbrella
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