▁all ▁his ▁friends . ▁ ▁The ▁w art ime ▁housing ▁short age ▁in ▁various ▁large ▁urban ▁areas ▁was ▁a ▁rec urrent ▁subject ▁for ▁American ▁com ed ies ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁This ▁film ▁was ▁distinct ive ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁comedy - f ant asy . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁train ▁head ed ▁from ▁her ▁home ▁province ▁of ▁Quebec ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁film ' s ▁beginning , ▁Simon ▁accident ally ▁sp ills ▁salt . ▁ ▁Deep ly ▁super st it ious , ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁this ▁condem ns ▁her ▁to ▁seven ▁weeks ▁of ▁bad ▁luck . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁correct , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁there after ▁purs ued ▁by ▁a ▁m isch iev ous ▁gre ml in ▁( vo iced ▁by ▁an ▁un cred ited ▁Mel ▁Bl anc ) ▁whom ▁only ▁she ▁can ▁see ▁who ▁does ▁things ▁such ▁as ▁tam per ▁with ▁her ▁alarm ▁clock . ▁ ▁The ▁film ' s ▁interest ▁and ▁charm ▁der ives ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁from ▁its ▁extremely ▁varied ▁cast ▁of ▁supporting ▁players . ▁ ▁Although ▁Robert ▁Mitch um ' s ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁emphas ized ▁for ▁market ing ▁purposes , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁star ▁and ▁only ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁twenty ▁minutes ▁or ▁so ▁of ▁the ▁movie . ▁ ▁Hor ror ▁film ▁st ap le ▁R ondo ▁Hat ton ▁speak s ▁no ▁lines ▁and ▁gets ▁a ▁laugh ▁merely ▁by ▁appearing ▁on ▁screen ▁briefly ▁in ▁a ▁surprise ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Billy ▁L augh lin , ▁playing ▁a