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The Lucky Number (1932)

The Lucky Number poster
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Genre
comedy film, musical film, romance film, association football film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A professional footballer tries to recover a winning pools ticket that he lost. The story follows his efforts and the complications that arise along the way.

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What happens

The Lucky Number is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clifford Mollison, Gordon Harker, Joan Wyndham and Frank Pettingell. The screenplay concerns a professional footballer who attempts to recover a winning pools ticket. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at Islington and Welwyn Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The football scenes were filmed in and around Highbury Stadium in North London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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