Lucky Star

THE ONLY PICTURE GREAT ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU FORGET "STREET ANGEL"-"SEVETH HEAVEN"

NR 1929 · 99 min · ★ 7.6 · Romance, Drama

Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.

Directed by Frank Borzage · Written by Sonya Levien

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Cast

Janet Gaynor Mary Tucker
Charles Farrell Timothy Osborn
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Martin Wrenn
Paul Fix Joe
Hedwiga Reicher Mrs. Tucker
Gloria Grey Flora Smith
Hector V. Sarno Pop Fry
Jack Pennick Army Driver (uncredited)
Delmar Watson Young Tucker (uncredited)

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