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Lucky Night is a american film of genre Drama directed by Norman Taurog released in USA on 5 may 1939 with Robert Taylor
Lucky Night (1939)
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Add to a movie listLucky Night (1939) is a comedy movie from MGM starring Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy, directed by Norman Taurog.
Synopsis
Two people meet in a park (Cora, played by Myrna Loy, and William "Bill" Overton, played by Robert Taylor). They become acquainted and each discovers that the other is also poor. They try to get 50 cents to eat at a restaurant but a man complains to the police. They convince a policeman to give them 50 cents by saying that they are engaged (which they are not).Actors
Robert Taylor
(Bill Overton)
Myrna Loy
(Cora Jordan)
Henry O'Neill
(Calvin Jordan)
Douglas Fowley
(George)
Bernard Nedell
(Dusty Sawyer)
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