
Call It Luck(1934)
OFF TO THE RACES in a wild burst of fun, fury and fireworks!
A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner.

Movie: Call It Luck
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sid Carter
'Brainwave' Flynn
Call It Luck
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A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner.
Release Date
1934-07-09
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6
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3.0 startsTagline
OFF TO THE RACES in a wild burst of fun, fury and fireworks!
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