Just My Luck (1957 film)
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Produced by |
Earl St. John Hugh Stewart |
| Written by |
Peter Cusick Alfred Shaughnessy Peter Blackmore |
| Starring |
Norman Wisdom Margaret Rutherford Jill Dixon |
| Music by | Philip Green |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | Roger Cherrill |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Just My Luck is a 1957 British sports comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom as a worker in a jewellery shop.[1]
Plot
Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) works in a jewellers workshop and dreams about meeting the shop window dresser over the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant and is persuaded to bet a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races. The bookie starts to worry when Norman, after winning on the first five races, looks like he could win over sixteen thousand pounds.[2]
Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Norman Hackett (and his own father)
- Margaret Rutherford as Mrs. Dooley
- Jill Dixon as Anne
- Leslie Phillips as the Hon. Richard Lumb
- Delphi Lawrence as Miss Daviot
- Joan Sims as Phoebe
- Edward Chapman as Mr. Stoneway
- Peter Copley as Gilbert Weaver
- Vic Wise as Eddie Diamond
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Hackett
- Michael Ward as Cranley
- Marianne Stone as Tea Bar Attendant
- Felix Felton as Man in Cinema
- Michael Brennan as Masseur
- Cyril Chamberlain as Goodwood Official
- Eddie Leslie as Gas Man
- Freda Bamford as Mrs. Crossley
- Robin Bailey as Steward
- Campbell Cotts as Steward
- Sam Kydd as Craftsman
- Raymond Francis as Ritchie
- Ballard Berkeley as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
- Jerry Desmonde as Racegoer (uncredited)
References
- ↑ "Just My Luck (1957)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 2011-06-24.; "Just My Luck (1957)". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-06-24.; "Just My Luck (1957)". BFI. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ Crook, Steve. "Plot Summary". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
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