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

John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)

Mark Daniels
Nancy's Husband (uncredited)

Ava Gardner
Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)
Tom Herbert
Man Dining with Lucretia Borgia (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
Officer on Santa Maria (uncredited)

Dorothy Morris
Nancy (uncredited)

Dick Rich
Mutinous Sailor (uncredited)
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