Just My Luck (1957 film)
| Just My Luck | |
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by | Peter Cusick Alfred Shaughnessy Peter Blackmore |
| Produced by | Earl St. John Hugh Stewart |
| Starring | Norman Wisdom Margaret Rutherford Jill Dixon Leslie Phillips |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | Roger Cherrill |
| Music by | Philip Green |
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
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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] The cast also included Margaret Rutherford, Jill Dixon and Leslie Phillips. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Ernest Archer.
Plot
Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) is employed in a jeweller's workshop and is innocently preoccupied with dreaming of meeting the window dresser in the shop across the street from his workplace. He wishes to purchase a diamond pendant for her and, after persuasion, gambles a pound on a six-horse accumulator at the Goodwood races. The bookmaker grows concerned when it appears Hackett, after winning on the first five races, could win over £16,000.
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)
- Hal Osmond as Hospital Visitor with Flowers (uncredited)
Critical reception
According to the BFI Screenonline website, "Just My Luck is not a piece of comedic genius, nor even the best of Wisdom's films, but it's an amiable, well-constructed piece that recalls a gentler age".[1]
Box office
Kinematograph Weekly listed it as being "in the money" at the British box office in 1958.[2]
References
- ^ a b Innes, John (2003–14). "Just My Luck (1957)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Billings, Josh (18 December 1958). "Others in the Money". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 7.
External links
- Just My Luck at IMDb
- Just My Luck at the BFI's Screenonline
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