Just My Luck

Name: Just My Luck
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Released: 1957
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, Jill Dixon, Leslie Phillips, Delphi Lawrence

1957 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 723 VOTES · DIR. John Paddy Carstairs

Overview

Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,136 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:38 - Morning, Fred. - Morning, Norman.

00:05:35 - S - H - O... - P. Yes, Mr Stoneway.

00:09:04 Why not? You like him, don't you?

00:11:57 - I'll chance it. - You said you hadn't got a pound.

00:16:02 And you'd better not.

00:18:41 - I'll see you later. - Norman, come back!

00:23:55 I had to blow me nose, didn't I?

00:28:30 - It's not quite so crowded now, is it? - No.

00:31:30 Charlie, I'm ready to solder this leak. Turn off the gas main.

00:35:13 'Directory enquiry, what number do you want?'

00:38:17 - What's he riding tomorrow? - Three mounts tomorrow.

00:41:16 - No, you don't. - You said it was normal.

00:45:16 (Shouting excitedly)

00:49:34 (Echoing) Norman, how could you have done it?

00:52:30 Get him on the table!

00:55:59 H-have a gollop of the wallop.

00:59:08 Here! What if he doesn't ride another horse at this meeting?

01:02:21 - What if I offer her some money? - She's rolling in it.

01:05:37 - This side. - Oh, yes.

01:08:13 - Can you get the day off? - It is my day off.

01:11:12 Thank you. Thank you very much.

01:14:13 Hey! You can't go in there.

01:17:13 - Don't start it. - Come in.

01:20:09 - A pawn ticket? - For the pendant. Remember?

Cast & Characters

Norman Wisdom Norman Hackett Margaret Rutherford Mrs. Dooley Jill Dixon Anne Leslie Phillips Hon. Richard Lumb Delphi Lawrence Miss Daviot Joan Sims Phoebe Edward Chapman Mr. Stoneway Peter Copley Gilbert Weaver Vic Wise Eddie Diamond Marjorie Rhodes Mrs. Hackett

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,136

Dialogue density12.8 lines / min

First line00:01:38

Final line01:20:09

Production Record

DirectorJohn Paddy Carstairs

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes723