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Jewish Luck (1925)

Jewish Luck poster
Original title
Еврейское счастье
Directed by
Alexis Granowsky
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish man in 1920s Russia tries to find success through a series of small scams and misadventures. His schemes keep leading him into trouble, but he keeps trying anyway.

slapsticklightheartedfast-pacedwhimsicalobservationalplayfulclassic-silent

What happens

Jewish Luck (Russian: Еврейское счастье) is a 1925 Soviet black and white silent film directed by Aleksey Granovsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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