Third Time Lucky (1931 film)

Third Time Lucky
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Sidney Gilliat Angus MacPhail H. Fowler Mear
Based on	Third Time Lucky by Arnold Ridley
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Bobby Howes Dorothy Boyd Gordon Harker
Cinematography	William Shenton
Edited by	Ian Dalrymple
Music by	Louis Levy
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Woolf and Freedman
Release date	February 1931 (1931-02)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Third Time Lucky is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Dorothy Boyd and Gordon Harker. It was made at Islington Studios ^[1] and based on the 1929 West End play of the same title by Arnold Ridley. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Murton.

Plot

A young country vicar is spurred into action to protect his young ward, when she is blackmailed.

Main cast

• Bobby Howes as Rev. Arthur Fear
• Dorothy Boyd as Jennifer Elling
• Gordon Harker as Bill Meggitt
• Henry Mollison as Stanley Crofts
• Garry Marsh as Capt. Adrian Crowther
• Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Clutterbuck
• Harry Terry as Gregg
• Marie Ault as Mrs. Midge
• Clare Greet as Mrs. Scratton
• Matthew Boulton as Inspector

References

1. Wood p.70

Bibliography

• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Third Time Lucky at IMDb