Just My Luck

Name: Just My Luck
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1958-01-07
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, Jill Dixon

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

711

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Comedy

Norman works for a high-class jeweller and dreams of buying an expensive pendant for the window dresser who works across the street. His chance comes after he places a £1 accumulator on the ... Read allNorman works for a high-class jeweller and dreams of buying an expensive pendant for the window dresser who works across the street. His chance comes after he places a £1 accumulator on the horse races at Goodwood.Norman works for a high-class jeweller and dreams of buying an expensive pendant for the window dresser who works across the street. His chance comes after he places a £1 accumulator on the horse races at Goodwood.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

711

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Hal Osmond appeared briefly as a man holding a bunch of flowers when Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) is brought into the hospital.

Goofs
When Norman goes to the coffee shop, the bun and tea cup disappear and reappear in between shots and they switch places in between every shot before Miss Daviot arrives.

Quotes
Norman Hackett: Well, shall I go and get the tea now then?
Powell: Tea? We don't have tea till half three. Half an hour to go yet.
Norman Hackett: I thought, you know, perhaps you might like it early today, cos it being so hot and all that, and on account of the heat making us all so parched and everything. Nothing like a nice hot cup of tea to unparch it is there? You imagine it: all running round your mouth inside and then it goes down to your throat and then it gives you all that lovely feeling inside your stomach. You imagine it now with all all sugar and all milk and no tealeaves and it's very good for you. Nice hot strong tea and when you get the cup in your hand it makes you feel as if perhaps life really is worth living after all...
Powell: G-Go and get it!

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown over pictures of horses and horse racing.

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Lacks a certain something

A pretty average vehicle for Wisdom. The story about betting on a horse race and winning a fortune doesn't really seem to go anywhere so the resultant narrative feels episodic at best, a little tedious at worst. Our star certainly makes plenty of effort and it's as nice as ever to see the likes of Margaret Rutherford co-starring, but this one just lacks a certain magic.