Lucky Larkin

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Lucky Larkin
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Directed by Harry Joe Brown
Screenplay by Marion Jackson
Leslie Mason
Story byMarion Jackson
Produced by Ken Maynard
StarringKen Maynard
Nora Lane
Jim Farley
Harry Todd
Paul Hurst
Charles Clary
Cinematography Ted D. McCord
Edited by Fred Allen
Production
company
Ken Maynard Productions Inc.
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 2, 1930 (1930-03-02)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

Lucky Larkin is a 1930 American pre-Code synchronized sound Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Marion Jackson and Leslie Mason. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film stars Ken Maynard, Nora Lane, Jim Farley, Harry Todd, Paul Hurst and Charles Clary. The film was released on March 2, 1930, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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