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You Never Know Your Luck (1919)

Directed by Frank Powell

“The Sensational Hit! A romance of a proud man, too proud to live on his wife's money; he comes to America to start again.”

Crime, Drama · 50m

Ranch foreman Kerry has boarded with Kitty Tynan and her mother for five years in western Canada, his past is a mystery to everyone. He is actually an English aristocrat who lost all his money gambling and left the country in search of work. Kerry and his friend Horan own an option on property which crooked lawyer Burlingame is trying to secure. Burlingame's cohort Logan murders Hogan, and is caught and arrested. In the trial, Burlingame forces Kerry to admit his past, and succeeds in preventing Kerry from receiving bank assistance. When Kerry is shot, Kitty opens a letter from Kerry's wife that he had been carrying for five years, and cables her. Kerry's wife arrives and informs him that his last bet in England had turned out to be a $20,000 winner. Kerry is able to use the money just in time to foil Burlingame and secure the property, thus winning prosperity and the affections of his wife.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Frank Powell
Novel
Gilbert Parker

Details

Release date
1919-11-17
Runtime
50m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Sunset Pictures