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  • Who's Superstitious? (1943)
  • Approved
    Short | 11 min | Short
Who's Superstitious? (1943)
Approved
Short | 11 min | Short

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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Director
Writers
Douglas Foster (screenplay) | Richard H. Landau (screenplay) (as Richard Landau)
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Updated May 1, 1943

Release date
May 1, 1943 (United States)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Man Walking Under Ladder (uncredited) Man Walking Under Ladder (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Bedford
Wife (uncredited) Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Bert
Diner Who Throws Salt (uncredited) Diner Who Throws Salt (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gardner
Man in Friday the 13th Sequence (uncredited) Man in Friday the 13th Sequence (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Mortimer
Ship Owner (archive footage) (uncredited) Ship Owner (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Neal
Mathew Fontaine Maury (edited from Prophet Without Honor (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Mathew Fontaine Maury (edited from Prophet Without Honor (1939)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dave O'Brien
Man Who Slips on the Street / Woman Who Falls Down Stairs (uncredited) Man Who Slips on the Street / Woman Who Falls Down Stairs (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Taylor
Bill Hackfeather - Sailor (uncredited) Bill Hackfeather - Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Dice Player (uncredited) Dice Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Husband Who Opens Umbrella (uncredited) Husband Who Opens Umbrella (uncredited)   See fewer
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