# A Lucky Sweep

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{{short description|1932 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = A Lucky Sweep
| image =
| caption =
| director = [A. V. Bramble](/source/A._V._Bramble) 
| producer = [Harry Rowson](/source/Harry_Rowson)
| writer = 
| narrator =
| starring = [John Longden](/source/John_Longden) <br /> [Diana Beaumont](/source/Diana_Beaumont)
| music = 
| cinematography = 
| editing = 
| studio = Harry Rowson Productions
| distributor = Producers Distributing Corporation 
| released = {{Film date|1932|03|22|df=yes}}
| runtime = 58 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [English](/source/English_language) 
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''A Lucky Sweep''''' is a 1932 British [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) directed by [A. V. Bramble](/source/A._V._Bramble) and starring [John Longden](/source/John_Longden), [Diana Beaumont](/source/Diana_Beaumont) and [A. G. Poulton](/source/A._G._Poulton). It was made at [Elstree Studios](/source/BBC_Elstree_Centre) as a [quota quickie](/source/quota_quickie).<ref>Chibnall p.264</ref>

==Cast==
* [John Longden](/source/John_Longden) as Bill Higgins  
* [Diana Beaumont](/source/Diana_Beaumont) as Polly  
* [A. G. Poulton](/source/A._G._Poulton) as Joshua  
* [Marie Wright](/source/Marie_Wright_(actress)) as Martha  
* [Sybil Jane](/source/Sybil_Jane) as Miss Grey  
* [Elsie Prince](/source/Elsie_Prince) as Secretary 
* [Elsie Moore](/source/Elsie_Moore)

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007.
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0166694}}

{{A. V. Bramble}}

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Category:1932 comedy films
Category:Films directed by A. V. Bramble
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Category:Films shot at Rock Studios
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1932 English-language films
Category:1932 British films
Category:English-language comedy films

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