Hard Luck Mary

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Hard Luck Mary
Hard Luck Mary.jpg
Directed by Erich Engel
Written by
Produced by Eberhard Klagemann
Starring
Cinematography Willy Winterstein
Edited by Hilde Grebner
Music by Theo Mackeben
Production
company
Klagemann-Film
Distributed by Fox Film
Release date
  • 12 September 1934 (1934-09-12)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryNazi Germany
Language German

Hard Luck Mary (German : Pechmarie) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, and Willi Schur. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz. In 1935 it was released in the United States by Fox Film.

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Synopsis

Marie, after a run of bad luck, is living in a room in a poor district of Berlin. Her house painter boyfriend Peter becomes jealous of her dalliance with another man. However Marie's luck finally turns when she wins the lottery and reconciles with Peter.

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References

  1. Waldman, p. 75.

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