Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy is a 1929 American musical drama film starring George Jessel. The film was mainly a Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects, as well as some talking sequences.

Plot

A young Jewish man works in his father's jewelry business, but he doesn't like it at all—he wants to be an entertainer, something he knows that his father would never approve of. He comes up with a scheme to put on his own show in a theater and show his father that he can be a success, but things don't work out quite as well as he planned.

Cast

• George Jessel as Georgie Jessel
• Gwen Lee as Mrs. Ellis
• Richard Tucker as Mr. Ellis
• Gayne Whitman as Mr. Trent
• Margaret Quimby as Eleanor
• Rosa Rosanova as Mamma Jessel
• William H. Strauss as Papa Jessel

Preservation

The film is still in existence, held in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

External links

• Lucky Boy at Silent Era
• Lucky Boy at the Internet Movie Database