For the novel by Jon Cleary, see Strike Me Lucky (novel).
1934 Australian film
Strike Me Lucky
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Ken G. Hall
Written by
Vic Roberts George D. Parker
Produced by
Ken G. Hall
Starring
Roy Rene Yvonne Banvard
Cinematography
Frank Hurley
Edited by
William Shepherd
Music by
Hamilton Webber
Production company
Cinesound Productions
Distributed by
British Empire Films (Australia) Universal Pictures (UK)
Release dates
16 November 1934 (Australia)[1] 1935 (England)
Running time
87 mins
Country
Australia
Language
English
Budget
£9,000[2][3][4] or £16,000[5]
Strike Me Lucky is a 1934 Australian comedy musical film starring popular stage comic vaudevillian Roy Rene in his first and only film. It was the fourth feature film from Cinesound Productions but proved a box office disappointment. Director Ken G. Hall claimed it was the only one of his features not to go into profit within a few years of release, although the film eventually covered costs.
^"CAPITOL THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 16 November 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 168
^"SOME SCREEN REFLECTIONS". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 29 February 1940. p. 9. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
^"Counting the Cash in Australian Films"', Everyones 12 December 1934 p 19-20
^Pike, Andrew Franklin. "The History of an Australian Film Production Company: Cinesound, 1932-70" (PDF). Australian National University. p. 245.
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