''Lancashire Luck'' is a 1937 British

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Henry Cass. It is notable as the film debut of

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, and the first credited appearance of Nigel Stock.

Plot

The film is set around the paterfamilia of the Lovejoy family in

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winning a large sum on the pools. With this windfall he buys a small tea-shop in a more upper-class section of their town, and generally lives the high life. His daughter falls in love with an aristocratic visitor to the shop but her mother stands in her way until all is happily resolved by the end.

Cast

* George Carney as George Lovejoy *Margaret Damer as Lady Maydew *George Galleon as Sir George Maydew *

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as Mrs. Lovejoy *

as Betty Lovejoy *Bett Huth as Lady Evelyn Brenton *Peter Popp * Nigel Stock as Joe Lovejoy

References

External links

* 1937 films 1937 comedy films British comedy films British black-and-white films Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films directed by Henry Cass Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan British and Dominions Studios films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub