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We Do It Because

6.5194210mNRMovieHistory

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

DirectorBasil Wrangell
WritersDouglas Foster·Harry Poppe Jr.
ProducerJohn Nesbitt

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Cast · Directed by Basil Wrangell

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Mark Daniels
Mark Daniels
Nancy's Husband (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
Tom Herbert
Tom Herbert
Man Dining with Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
Officer on Santa Maria (uncredited)
Dorothy Morris
Dorothy Morris
Nancy (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Dick Rich
Mutinous Sailor (uncredited)

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