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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!
Genres
RomanceComedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
82 min
Release Date
1935-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Lew Ayres
Cadet Frank Harrington
Pat Paterson
Patty
Peggy Fears
Gaby Aimee
Sterling Holloway
Cadet Harold Stump
Walter Woolf King
Prince Midanoff
Alan Dinehart
Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley
Reginald Denny
Captain Payne
Edward Nugent
Gibbs
Rafaela Ottiano
Gaby's Maid
Dick Foran
Cadet
Alyce Ardell
French Midinette
Skippy
Pom Pom
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