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My Lucky Star

  • Director: Roy Del Ruth
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Romantic Drama
  • Themes: College Life
  • Main Cast: Sonja Henie, Richard Greene, Joan Davis, Cesar Romero, Buddy Ebsen
  • Release Year: 1938
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 84 minutes

Plot

Sonja Henie is the "lucky star" in this enjoyable 20th Century-Fox musical. Henie plays Kristina Nelson a humble department store sales clerk who is spotted while skating by George Cabot Jr. (Cesar Romero_, son of the store's owner. George is so taken by Kristina that he gets her an athletic scholarship in a major university. It is hoped that our heroine will serve as a living advertisement for the store by strolling around in an expensive sports wardrobe; instead, she incurs the jealousy of her fellow students, causing a slump in sales. George also loses out romantically when Kristina falls in love with handsome teacher Larry Taylor (Richard Greene). Expelled from college, Kristina recovers from the blow when she's hired by a popular ice capades-style extavaganza. The film's highlight is Sonja Henie's "Alice in Wonderland" ice ballet, originally released in Sepiatone. Those not interesting in skating will be compensated by the lunatic comedy of supporting actress Joan Davis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Arthur Treacher - Whipple; George Barbier - George Cabot, Sr.; Louise Hovick - Marcelle; Billy Gilbert - Nick; Patricia Wilder - Dorothy; Paul Hurst - Louie; Elisha Cook, Jr. - Waldo; Robert Kellard - Pennell; Brewster Twins - June and Jean; Kay Griffith - Ethel; Charles Tannen - Saier; Paul Stanton - Dean Reed; Edward J. Le Saint - Executive; Frederick Burton - Pillsbury; Frank Jaquet - Burton; Dora Clement; Eddie Conrad - Gypsy; John Dilson - Department Head; June Gale - Secretary; Sumner Getchell - Fat Freshman; Fred Kelsey - Detective; Matt McHugh - Cab Driver; Arthur Rankin; Cully Richards - Photographer; Harold Goodwin - Cameraman

Credit

Mark-Lee Kirk - Art Director, Harry Joe Brown - Associate Producer, Royer - Costume Designer, Roy Del Ruth - Director, Allen McNeil - Editor, Louis Silvers - Composer (Music Score), Louis Silvers - Musical Direction/Supervision, John Mescall - Cinematographer, Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer, Thomas K. Little - Set Designer, Eugene Grossman - Sound/Sound Designer, Roger Heman - Sound/Sound Designer, Karl Tunberg - Screen Story, Don Ettlinger - Screen Story, Harry Tugend - Screenwriter, Jack Yellen - Screenwriter
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