Comedy ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 30m

My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star poster
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Cast
Sonja Henie as Kristina Nielsen Richard Greene as Larry Taylor Joan Davis as Mary Dwight Cesar Romero as George Cabot Jr Buddy Ebsen as Buddy Arthur Treacher as Whipple
Crew
John J. Mescall — Director of Photography Allen McNeil — Editor Jack Yellen — Screenplay Harry Tugend — Screenplay Don Ettlinger — Story Karl Tunberg — Story
Tagline

A modern girl having a modern good time - swank clothes, swell dates, sweet romance - that's Sonja now, so dainty, so desirable, so incredible!

Synopsis

George Cabot Jr., the son of a department store owner, enrolls Kristina Nielsen, the store's sports clerk, at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. She falls for Larry Taylor, a teacher, and gets expelled.

Mood & Themes
clerkdepartment storeroommatesmusicalteacherdepartment store owner
Key Collaborators
Roy Del Ruth Director John J. Mescall Director of Photography Allen McNeil Editor Jack Yellen Screenplay Harry Tugend Screenplay Don Ettlinger Story Karl Tunberg Story Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Royer Costume Design
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