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Hard Luck(1921)
Status: Released
Date: 1921-03-14
69%
101 Votes
Time: 0h 22m
2000 FEET OF ROARING LAUGHTER
Overview:
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.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Movie: Hard Luck
Top 4 Billed Cast
Buster Keaton
Suicidal Boy
Virginia Fox
Virginia
Joe Roberts
Lizard Lip Luke
Bull Montana
Virginia's Husband
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Overview
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
6.9
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
2000 FEET OF ROARING LAUGHTER
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