Movie: Hard Luck

Top 4 Billed Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Suicidal Boy

Virginia Fox
Virginia Fox

Virginia

Joe Roberts
Joe Roberts

Lizard Lip Luke

Bull Montana
Bull Montana

Virginia's Husband

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    A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his undoing.

  • Release Date

    1921-03-14

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    2000 FEET OF ROARING LAUGHTER

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