Movie: Call It Luck

Top 10 Billed Cast

Pat Paterson
Pat Paterson

Pat Laurie

Herbert Mundin
Herbert Mundin

Herbert Biggelwade

Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett

Stan Russell

Gordon Westcott
Gordon Westcott

'Lucky' Luke Bartlett

Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine

Amy Lark

Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz

Nat Underwood

Reginald Mason
Reginald Mason

Lord Poindexter

Ernest Wood
Ernest Wood

Sid Carter

Ray Mayer
Ray Mayer

'Brainwave' Flynn

Susan Fleming
Susan Fleming

Alice Blue

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  • Overview

    A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner.

  • Release Date

    1934-07-09

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    OFF TO THE RACES in a wild burst of fun, fury and fireworks!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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