The Lucky Number

This article is about the 1933 film. For similar uses, see Lucky number (disambiguation).

The Lucky Number
Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Written by	Anthony Asquith Douglas Furber Franz Schulz
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Clifford Mollison Gordon Harker Joan Wyndham
Cinematography	Günther Krampf Derick Williams
Music by	Mischa Spoliansky
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Ideal Films
Release date	1 August 1933 (1933-08-01)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

Cast

• Clifford Mollison as Percy Gibbs
• Gordon Harker as A Hackney Man
• Joan Wyndham as Minnie Sullivan
• Frank Pettingell as Mr Brown
• Joe Hayman as Mr MacDonald
• Hetty Hartley as Mrs MacDonald
• Esme Percy as Chairman
• Hay Petrie as Photographer
• Alfred Wellesley as Pickpocket
• Wally Patch as Bookmaker

References

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Lucky Number at IMDb