''Her Lucky Night'' is a 1945 musical film starring

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. It was their last film for Universal.

Plot

A story of a woman who tries to find a boyfriend.

Cast

Lawsuit

The film was part of a lawsuit by

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

against Universal Pictures. He claims they copied sequences from his films, '' The Freshman'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in their films ''Her Lucky Night'', ''

So's Your Uncle ''So's Your Uncle'' is 1943 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Billie Burke and Donald Woods. The screenplay concerns a man who impersonates his uncle and runs into trouble with his girlfriend's aunt. Cast * Billie Burke as Aun ...

'' and '' Lucky Man''. ''Her Lucky Night'' was supposed to have copied ''The Freshman''; Lloyd claimed $500,000 in general damages and $500,000 in special damages for that film in particular. Lloyd won $60,000 for the ''Movie Crazy''-''So's Your Uncle'' infringement; he settled with Universal for more than $100,000 for the other two films.

References

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* American musical films 1945 films 1945 musical films Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Edward C. Lilley 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub