The Lottery Lover(1935)
He won a ticket to woo the darling of Paris but this girl-shy lad made the gay mistake of rehearsing his love scenes in advance!
A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They" have organized, an Frank wins the right to woo the star of the Folies Bergere, Gaby Aimee, with her garter serving as proof of conquest. Meanwhile Frank has found the one girl-of-his-heart, Patty, and this serves to complicate matters.
Movie: The Lottery Lover
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Cadet Frank Harrington
Patty
Gaby Aimee
Cadet Harold Stump
Prince Midanoff
Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley
Captain Payne
Gibbs
Gaby's Maid
Cadet
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A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They" have organized, an Frank wins the right to woo the star of the Folies Bergere, Gaby Aimee, with her garter serving as proof of conquest. Meanwhile Frank has found the one girl-of-his-heart, Patty, and this serves to complicate matters.
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1935-02-05
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He won a ticket to woo the darling of Paris but this girl-shy lad made the gay mistake of rehearsing his love scenes in advance!
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