Just My Luck (1957)
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62% of users liked it
(1,816 ratings)
Norman Wisdom, Britain's much-funnier answer to Jerry Lewis, stars in Just My Luck. Wisdom plays a humble jewelry-store clerk who begins playing the horses, the better to raise enough money to buy a fancy gift for girlfriend Anne (Jill Dixon). Much to his surprise, Wisdom wins a fortune at the… More Norman Wisdom, Britain's much-funnier answer to Jerry Lewis, stars in Just My Luck. Wisdom plays a humble jewelry-store clerk who begins playing the horses, the better to raise enough money to buy a fancy gift for girlfriend Anne (Jill Dixon). Much to his surprise, Wisdom wins a fortune at the track: collecting the money, however, may not be as simple as he thinks. The funniest scene finds our hapless hero being trundled off to the hospital for a wholly unecessary operation; also good for laughs is a movie-house routine dominated by Carry On regular Joan Sims. Curiously, Just My Luck was bypassed by American distributors in favor of lesser Norman Wisdom vehicles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Dec 9, 2008
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Pleasant but unimportant film.
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
totally predictable and competently made feelgood fantasy flick for females under 30. If you want an escape and rest your brain, try your luck.
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Cast
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Norman Wisdom
as Norman Hackett (and his own father)
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Jill Dixon
as Anne
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Leslie Phillips
as Hon. Richard Lumb
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Delphi Lawrence
as Mrs. Daviot
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Margaret Rutherford
as Mrs. Dooley
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Edward Chapman
as Mr. Stoneway
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Marjorie Rhodes
as Mrs. Hackett
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Joan Sims
as Phoebe
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Peter Copley
as Gilbert Weaver
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Michael Ward
as Granley
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Felix Felton
as Man in Cinema
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Bill Fraser
as Powell
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Sam Kydd
as Craftsman
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Beth Rogan
as Nurse
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Marigold Russell
as Nurse
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Campbell Cotts
as Steward
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Robin Bailey
as Steward
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Michael Brennan
as Masseur
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Eddie Leslie
as Gas Man
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Ian Wilson
as 2nd Man in Hole
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Vic Wise
as Eddie Diamond
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Frank Atkinson
as Green
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Freda Bamford
as Mrs. Crossley
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Ballard Berkeley
as Starter at Goodwood
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James Bree
as Ford
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Cyril Chamberlain
as Goodwood Official
- Jill Clifford
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Stringer Davis
as Attendant
- Lesley Dudley
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Joan Ingram
as Theater Sister
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Sabrina
as Herself
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Marianne Stone
as Tea Bar Attendant
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John Warwick
as 1st Ambulance Man
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Raymond Francis
as Ritchie
- Tom Naylor
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Eddie Dillon
as Teddy Boy
- Blanche Moore
- Lynne Cole
- Joyce Riley
- Kevin Kelly
