Luck of the Turf
1936 film
- Jack Melford
- Moira Lynd
- Wally Patch
- Moore Marriott
Production
company
company
Randall Faye Productions
- RKO Pictures (US)
- Mist Entertainment (UK)
Release date
- September 1936 (1936-09)
Running time
Luck of the Turf is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Moira Lynd, Wally Patch and Moore Marriott.[1]
It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton as a quota quickie for release by the Hollywood studio RKO Pictures.[2]
Plot summary
The son of a shopkeeper likes to pick winners in horse races and gives tips to his friends.[3]
Cast
- Jack Melford as Sid Smith
- Moira Lynd as Letty Jackson
- Wally Patch as Bill Harris
- Moore Marriott as Mr Jackson
- Sybil Grove as Mrs Jackson
- Tom Helmore as Lord Broadwater
- Peggy Novak as Masie
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Luck of the Turf at IMDb
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The films of Randall Faye
- Mr Stringfellow Says No (1934)
- Hyde Park (1934)
- Handle with Care (1935)
- The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery (1936)
- This Green Hell (1936)
- If I Were Rich (1936)
- Born That Way (1936)
- Luck of the Turf (1936)
- Such Is Life (1936)
- Scruffy (1938)
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