Movie·1935·1h 22m
The Lottery Lover
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!
Directed By
Wilhelm Thiele
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Billy Wilder, Franz Schulz, Sam Hellman
Producer
Al Rockett
Cinematography
Bert Glennon
Music
Arthur Lange
Editor
Dorothy Spencer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
3 votes
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// cast
Cast
Lew Ayres
Cadet Frank Harrington
Pat Paterson
Patty
Peggy Fears
Gaby Aimee
Sterling Holloway
Cadet Harold Stump
Walter Woolf King
Prince Midanoff
Alan Dinehart
Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley
Reginald Denny
Captain Payne
Edward Nugent
Gibbs
Rafaela Ottiano
Gaby's Maid
Dick Foran
Cadet
Alyce Ardell
French Midinette
Skippy
Pom Pom
// crew
Crew
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Wilhelm Thiele
Director
Sig Herzig
Story
Franz Schulz
Screenplay
Maurice Hanline
Story
Sam Hellman
Screenplay
Hanns Schwarz
Screenplay
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Arthur Lange
Original Music Composer
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Al Rockett
Producer
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