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
