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film. This was Norwegian ice-skating Olympic champion

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's fourth film.

Plot

George Cabot Jr. (

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), the son of a department store owner, enrolls the store's sports clerk Krista Nielsen (

) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. George is trying to pay off cabaret singer Marcelle La Verne, who wants to annul their brief elopement. Marcelle threatens to name Krista as a co-respondent in her lawsuit. Krista has fallen for Larry Taylor at the college, where a skating exhibition lands her on the cover of ''Life'' magazine.

Cast

as Krista Nielsen *

Richard Greene Richard Marius Joseph Greene (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985) was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series ' ...

as Larry Taylor *

Joan Davis Josephine "Joan" Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy ''I Married Joan'', Davis had a successful earl ...

as Mary Dwight *

as George Cabot Jr *

Buddy Ebsen Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS ...

as Buddy *

Arthur Treacher Arthur Veary Treacher (, 23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet c ...

as Whipple * George Barbier as George Cabot Sr * Gypsy Rose Lee as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick) *

Billy Gilbert William Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects ...

as Nick * Patricia Wilder as Dorothy *

Paul Hurst Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of club Grimsby Town. As a player, he was a defender from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career at Rotherham United, b ...

as Louie *

Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American character actor famed for his work in films noir. According to Bill Georgaris of TSPDT: They Shoot Pictures, Don't They, Cook appeared in a total of 21 film ...

as Waldo *

Robert Kellard Robert Kellard, aka Robert Stevens (April 23, 1915 – January 13, 1981), was an American actor who appeared in over 60 films between 1937 and 1951. Early years Kellard was born Robert Dorsey Kellard April 23, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. H ...

as Pennell * Gloria Brewster as June (as The Brewster Twins) * Barbara Brewster as Jean (as The Brewster Twins)

Production

The film was originally called ''They Met in College'' and started in April 1938. In March Richard Greene was signed to be her leading man. Rehearsals started in April with over 300 ballet skaters.

was borrowed from MGM. In April the title was changed to ''My Lucky Star''. 20th Century Fox found this the easiest of Henie's films to make to date. s o The film went six days over schedule.

Reception

''Filmink'' summarized it as having a "Silly story. Poor male lead – Greene acts like an army officer doing amateur theatricals. Great skating."

References

External links

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My Lucky Star
at Letterbox DVD
My Lucky Star
at BFI * * American romantic comedy films 1938 romantic comedy films Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Films directed by Roy Del Ruth Figure skating films Films scored by Louis Silvers 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films 1938 films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub