Lucky Carson

Lucky Carson
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Directed by	Wilfrid North^[1]
Written by	Aquila Kempster Bradley J. Smollen^[1]
Based on	novel Salvage by Aquila Kempster^[1]
Starring	Earle Williams^[2] Earl Schenck Betty Ross Clarke Gertrude Astor Collette Forbes James Butler Loyal Underwood
Production company	Vitagraph Company of America^[1]
Distributed by	Vitagraph Company of America
Release dates	December 18, 1921 (1921-12-18) (United States)
Running time	5 reels^[1]
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Lucky Carson is a 1921 American silent film,^[2] directed by Wilfrid North. It features Earle Williams,^[2] Earl Schenck, Betty Ross Clarke, Gertrude Astor, Collette Forbes, James Butler, and Loyal Underwood in the lead roles.

Plot

John Peters (Earle Williams) is a ruined man who lost all his wealth in betting on horses. He attempts suicide but does not do so after hearing two men conversing with each other. He exchanges clothes with one of the men Rudolph Kluck (Earl Schenck) and goes to America where he amasses great fortune through betting on horses and speculating on Wall Street under the sobriquet "Lucky" Carson.

Cast

Earle Williams as John Peters
Earl Schenck as Rudolph Kluck
Betty Ross Clarke as Doris Bancroft
Gertrude Astor as Madame Marinoff
Collette Forbes as Edith Bancroft
James Butler as Tommy Delmaer
Loyal Underwood as "Runt" Sloan

References

1 2 3 4 5 Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. America: University of California Press. p. 466. ISBN 9780520209695. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
1 2 3 "Earle Williams". silenthollywood.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

External links

Lucky Carson at the Internet Movie Database

Wilfrid North

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