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Dead Lucky

Dead Lucky

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 4m
CrimeDrama
5.6
IMDB Rating
63 votes

Mike Billings decides to give gambling a go and it happens he's good at it. His instant fortune attracts quite a number of characters including a con artist, a hired killer, and the requisite attractive woman.

Director
Montgomery Tully
Writers
Maurice Harrison, Sidney Nelson
Stars
Vincent Ball, Betty McDowall, John Le Mesurier
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
as Mike Billing
Betty McDowall
Betty McDowall
as Jenny Drew
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Inspector Corcoran
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Michael Ripper
as Percy Simpson
Alfred Burke
Alfred Burke
as Knocker Parsons
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Frederick Piper
as Harvey Walters
Brian Worth
Brian Worth
as Lucky Lewis
John Dearth
John Dearth
as Torrance
Chili Bouchier
Chili Bouchier
as Mrs. Winston
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Joan Heal
as Barmaid

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Fleet Street, City of London, England, UK
Production
Association of Cinema Technicians (A.C.T.), British Lion Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

b moviebritish noirmurderilegal gamblingartist

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Agreeable Comedy-Mystery
by boblipton2023-03-07
6/10

"Vincent Ball is a reporter working on a series of stories about the depredations of West End gambling houses and how they are ruining innocent lives. He doesn't have any leads or connections, which doesn't stop him. Today is his lucky day. He thinks he has a connection, but his girlfriend, staff writer Betty McDowall also gets an in. There she is given a stack of chips by gambler Brian Worth, while Ball is working as a waiter. She's winning, but before she can collect, there's a police raid, led by Inspector John Le Meseurier. The next morning, they're let go, and Wort..."

💡 Did You Know?

The fourth Mike Billings\Jenny Drew movie, others include Final Appointment and Stolen Assignment, both directed by Terence Fisher and starred John Bentley as Billings.

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📖 Synopsis

Mike Billings decides to give gambling a go and it happens he's good at it. His instant fortune attracts quite a number of characters including a con artist, a hired killer, and the requisite attractive woman.