The Lucky Number
The Lucky Number is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clifford Mollison, Gordon Harker, Joan Wyndham and Frank Pettingell. The screenplay concerns a professional footballer who attempts to recover a winning pools ticket. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at Islington and Welwyn Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The football scenes were filmed in and around Highbury Stadium in North London.
Cast
- Clifford Mollison as Percy Gibbs
- Gordon Harker as A Hackney Man
- Joan Wyndham as Minnie Sullivan
- Frank Pettingell as Mr Brown
- Joe Hayman as Mr MacDonald
- Hetty Hartley as Mrs MacDonald
- Esme Percy as Chairman
- Hay Petrie as Photographer
- Alfred Wellesley as Pickpocket
- Wally Patch as Bookmaker