''Lucky to Me'' is a 1939 British

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directed by

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and starring Stanley Lupino,

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and Barbara Blair. It was based on Lupino's own 1928 stage show ''So This is Love'' which he had co-written with actor Arthur Rigby. The film was made by ABPC at its

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. It was the last film of Lupino who had made a string of successful musical comedies during the Thirties.Low p.233

Cast

* Stanley Lupino as 'Potty' Potts *

as Pamela Stuart * Barbara Blair as Minnie 'Mousey' Jones * Gene Sheldon as Hap Hazard * Antoinette Cellier as Kay Summers *

David Hutcheson David Hutcheson (14 June 1905 – 18 February 1976) was a British character actor. He made his film debut in ''Fast and Loose'' in 1930 and played his only lead role in 1934's '' Romance in Rhythm''. He went on to specialise in hooray henrys, sil ...

as Peter Malden *

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as Lord 'Tiny' Tyneside *

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as Fanshaw *

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as Girl * Gordon McLeod as Doherty * Julien Mitchell as Butterworth *

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as Malden's friend

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

External links

* 1939 films British musical comedy films 1939 musical comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley British films based on plays Films set in England Films set in London British black-and-white films Films shot at Associated British Studios 1930s British films {{musical-comedy-film-stub