''Lucky Jade'' is a 1937 British

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was shot at

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was a

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released by the British subsidiary of

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Chibnall p.295

Plot

A collector of

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has an accident leading to the theft of his valuable collection, with a

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posing as an

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wrongly suspected of the crime.

Cast

as Betsy Bunn *

as John Marsden * Claire Arnold as Mrs Sparsely *

as Rickets * Derek Gorst as Bob Grant * Gordon Court as Ricky Rickhart * Richard Littledale as Dingbat Eisan * Tony Wylde as Whitebait

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1937 films 1930s crime comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Walter Summers British crime comedy films British black-and-white films 1937 comedy films 1930s British films Films shot at Welwyn Studios Films set in London Quota quickies Paramount Pictures films English-language crime comedy films {{comedy-crime-film-stub