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The Lottery Lover
The Lottery Lover

The Lottery Lover

He won a ticket to woo the darling of Paris but this girl-shy lad made the gay mistake of rehearsing his love scenes in advance!

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RomanceComedy

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A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They" have organized, an Frank wins the right to woo the star of the Folies Bergere, Gaby Aimee, with her garter serving as proof of conquest. Meanwhile Frank has found the one girl-of-his-heart, Patty, and this serves to complicate matters.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

05 February 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Cadet Frank Harrington

Pat Paterson

Pat Paterson

Patty

Peggy Fears

Peggy Fears

Gaby Aimee

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Cadet Harold Stump

Walter Woolf King

Walter Woolf King

Prince Midanoff

Alan Dinehart

Alan Dinehart

Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Captain Payne

Edward Nugent

Edward Nugent

Gibbs

Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano

Gaby's Maid

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Cadet

Alyce Ardell

Alyce Ardell

French Midinette

Skippy

Skippy

Pom Pom

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