Mary, a poor girl living on a farm, meets young Tim. Soon after, Tim joins the army and is sent to Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. When he returns home, his disability prevents him from declaring his love to Mary, even though they are still attracted to each other.…
Lucky Star is undoubtedly one of Frank Borzage’s best silent films, with the visual majesty and emotional power of a Murnau, to whom Borzage was more than once compared. The film focuses almost exclusively on the relationship that develops between the two protagonists, and it is precisely this intimacy that makes it a work of extraordinary lyricism and intensity.
actors: Janet Gaynor – Mary Tucker, Charles Farrell – Timothy Osborn, Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams – Sergeant Martin Wrenn, Paul Fix – Joe, Hedwiga Reicher – Mrs Tucker, Gloria Grey – Flora Smith, Hector V. Sarno – Pop Fry
script: John Hunter Booth, H.H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker
photography: Chester A. Lyons, William Cooper Smith
mounting: H.H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker
scenography: Harry Oliver
color: Bianco & Nero
production company: Fox Film Corporation
other titles: La Stella della fortuna, Lucky Star, L'Isolé
script: John Hunter Booth, H.H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker
photography: Chester A. Lyons, William Cooper Smith
mounting: H.H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker
scenography: Harry Oliver
color: Bianco & Nero
production company: Fox Film Corporation
other titles: La Stella della fortuna, Lucky Star, L'Isolé
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