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Born Lucky (1933)

Born Lucky poster
Directed by
Michael Powell
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor young woman gets a chance at a better life through a series of fortunate events. She meets a wealthy man who helps her rise in social status.

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What happens

Born Lucky is a lost 1933 British quota quickie rags to riches musical-comedy drama, directed by Michael Powell and starring Rene Ray and John Longden. The screenplay was by Ralph Smart, adapted from the 1928 novel Mops by Marguerite Florence Barclay. It was the first film that the cinematographer Oswald Morris worked on as a clapper boy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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