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March 5, 2016

Films

Born Lucky – 1932 | 78 mins | Musical | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Born Lucky

The story of a humble girl’s (Renee Ray) rise to stage fame. Mops is a waitress who becomes a successful singer and marries writer Frank Dale. The supporting cast is adequate and plenty of music and songs are included. Michael Powell recalled this final Westminster production as ‘real schmaltz’.

Production Team

Michael Powell: Director
Ian Campbell-Gray: Art Direction
Geoffrey Faithfull: Cinematography
Jerome Jackson: Producer
Ralph Smart: Script
Oliver Sandys: Script

Cast

Talbot O’Farrell: Turnips
Renee Ray: Mops
John Longden: Frank Dale
Ben Welden: Harriman
Helen Ferrers: Lady Chard
Barbara Gott: Cook
Paddy Browne: Patty



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