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Her Luck in London is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A. V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. [1] It was based on a play of the same name by Charles Darrell. The film follows a naive country girl as she heads to London, where she is corrupted.

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  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | HER LUCK IN LONDON (1914)". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2011.