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      My Lucky Star

      Released Sep 9, 1938 1h 24m Musical Romance List
      Reviews 29% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings After two years of working as a package wrapper in an upscale New York department store, Kristina Nielson (Sonja Henie) is discovered ice skating by the boss's son, George Cabot Jr. (Cesar Romero). Impressed by her abilities and charmed by her pretty face, Cabot convinces his father to send Nielson to school, where she is to secretly model sports clothing for the store. She soon falls in love with hunky classmate Larry Taylor (Richard Greene), and her ice-skating career begins to take off. Read More Read Less

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      Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine There's nothing particularly new about My Lucky Star, but since Sonja Henie's skating still provides one of the major pleasures of the screen, what does it matter? Jul 23, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B Jan 11, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D How do these keep getting thinner on plot? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Melodious Sonja Henie skating musical is good fun. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 64/100. Cute but minor musical romantic comedy. Very ordinary and predictable but it still manages to entertain. The musical numbers are above average mainly because of Sonia Henie's skating. The supporting cast is great, Cesar Romero, Buddy Ebsen, Arthur Treacher, George Barbier and Gypsy Rose Lee are all terrific. Some catchy tunes, good costume design. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute but minor musical romantic comedy. Very ordinary and predictable but it still manages to entertain. The musical numbers are above average mainly because of Sonia Henie?s skating. The supporting cast is great, Cesar Romero, Buddy Ebsen, Arthur Treacher, George Barbier and Gypsy Rose Lee are all terrific. Some catchy tunes, good costume design. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Unbelievable but inoffensive nonsense. Sonja Henie was never much of an actress but she's personable and skates well of course and Richard Greene is extremely good looking if bland. The real attraction of this is the supporting cast. Joan Davis is funny as Sonja's roommate, Buddy Ebsen goofy as her beau and a rare chance to see Gypsy Rose Lee, billed as Louise Hovick, on screen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After two years of working as a package wrapper in an upscale New York department store, Kristina Nielson (Sonja Henie) is discovered ice skating by the boss's son, George Cabot Jr. (Cesar Romero). Impressed by her abilities and charmed by her pretty face, Cabot convinces his father to send Nielson to school, where she is to secretly model sports clothing for the store. She soon falls in love with hunky classmate Larry Taylor (Richard Greene), and her ice-skating career begins to take off.
      Director
      Roy Del Ruth
      Genre
      Musical, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 9, 1938, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 1, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 24m