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      Lucky Star

      Released Jul 20, 2012 1h 25m Drama Romance List
      Reviews 88% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Two veterans of World War I fall in love with the same woman (Janet Gaynor). Read More Read Less

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      Dan Callahan Slant Magazine Recently recovered and restored, this third panel in the Borzage-Janet Gaynor-Charles Farrell triptych is an unblushing tribute to the miracles that love can bring. Rated: 3/4 Jul 18, 2006 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Powerful romance about a man disabled in World War I. Aug 5, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Gaynor is always worth the watch but something is missing here without sound. Perhaps because you know it was meant to have dialog. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Simple but touching story, beautifully told. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A romantic tale with so much more to tell. The atmosphere is one that keeps pulling you into the story - certainly not a surprise with Frank Borzage behind the camera. I highly recommend this beautiful film for silent picture's lovers and beyond, you definitely won't regret it ! A must see to enjoy over and over again. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member now it makes me wonder , how come Janet Gaynor & Charles Farrel weren't fall for each other? or.. maybe they were ?! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Some classy silent filmmaking here, with the demure Gaynor and her four time and handsome leading man, Charles Farrell. Rather like Chaplin's City Lights mixed with Lon Chaney's The Penalty, though not as dark. This love story of a crippled man's affections for his close friend becomes muddled as she may be lost to him for another man. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member frank borzage was a leading director of the silent era who fell on hard times and was nearly forgotten. and that's hard to believe with films like this in his oeuvre. the third and last pairing of one of the all-time great screen couples, charles farrell and janet gaynor, the film is unabashedly romantic and guileless, with fairytale sets and an otherworldly atmosphere. gaynor retired from films in the 30s and farrell's career fell off sharply when his cartoon voice belied his rugged looks. watching the crippled farrell trying to teach himself to walk again is heart wrenching, as is janet's abduction by his loutish war buddy. it's wonderful stuff about which one can truly say: they don't make them like that anymore Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two veterans of World War I fall in love with the same woman (Janet Gaynor).
      Director
      Frank Borzage
      Distributor
      Fox Film Corporation
      Production Co
      Fox Film Corporation
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 20, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (DVD)
      Dec 9, 2008
      Runtime
      1h 25m