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RUNTIME
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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Luck of a Sailor
1934 1h 6m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his country and marry an heiress. Fortunately, his first bride has fallen for an army officer and is happy to have her royal marriage annulled.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Greta Nissen
Queen Helena
David Manners
Captain Colin
Clifford Mollison
Shorty
Camilla Horn
Louise
Hugh Wakefield
Lawrence Grossmith
Silvius
Reginald Purdell
Jenkins
H.F. Maltby
Admiral
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Robert Milton
- Writers
- Clifford Grey, Wolfgang Wilhelm
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Robert Milton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Greta Nissen and David Manners and Clifford Mollison carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0025439 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 66 min · 1h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Robert Milton
Production companies
Who made it
- BR
British International Pictures
GB
Key crew
- Scenario WriterClifford Grey
- Theatre PlayHorton Giddy
- AdaptationClifford Grey
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1934-04-26
