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The Lucky Number

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The Lucky Number
Directed byAnthony Asquith
Written byAnthony Asquith
Douglas Furber
Franz Schulz
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringClifford Mollison
Gordon Harker
Joan Wyndham
CinematographyGünther Krampf
Derick Williams
Music byMischa Spoliansky
Production
company
Distributed byIdeal Films
Release date
  • 1 August 1933 (1933-08-01)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at Islington and Welwyn Studios[2] with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The football scenes were filmed in and around Highbury Stadium in North London.

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References

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  1. ^ "The Lucky Number". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ Wood p.75.

Bibliography

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  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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