Just My Luck (1957)

Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) 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 ... See full summary »

Director:

John Paddy Carstairs

Writers:

Peter Cusick (anecdote), Alfred Shaughnessy (screenplay)

Stars:

Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, Jill Dixon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Michael Ward	...	Cranley
Marianne Stone	...	Tea Bar Attendant
Felix Felton	...	Man in Cinema
Michael Brennan	...	Masseur
Cyril Chamberlain	...	Goodwood Official

Storyline

Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) 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 one hundred 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 sixteen thousand pounds sterling and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race. What can be done?

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | betting on horse | based on novel | actor shares first name with character | 

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Taglines:

Choose Your Entertainment With "WISDOM"!!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hal Osmond appeared briefly as a man holding a bunch of flowers when Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) is brought into the hospital.

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Goofs

When Norman goes to the coffee shop, the bun and tea cup disappear and reappear in between shots and they switch places in between every shot before Miss Daviot arrives.

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Quotes

Norman Hackett: Well, shall I go and get the tea now then?
Powell: Tea? We don't have tea till half three. Half an hour to go yet.
Norman Hackett: I thought, you know, perhaps you might like it early today, cos it being so hot and all that, and on account of the heat making us all so parched and everything. Nothing like a nice hot cup of tea to unparch it is there? You imagine it: all running round your mouth inside and then it goes down to your throat and then it gives you all that lovely feeling inside your stomach. You imagine it ...
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User Reviews

Just My Luck

While not one of Norman Wisdom's best films, this outing, in which the lovable bungler bets on the horses trying to win big, is enjoyable enough.

It perhaps does go on a bit longer than it should, ending a bit abruptly too, but all in all the charm of Wisdom makes this a lot of fun to watch.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 January 1958 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Ein Spatz in der Hand

Filming Locations:

St. Huberts, St. Huberts Lane, Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Rank Organisation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.75: 1