Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who also wrote "The Ghost Train", and later went on to star in "Dad's Army", "Third time lucky" tells the story of a timid parson (Howes) who steps in to protect his ward from blackmail at the hands of Garry Marsh and Gordon Harker.
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Cast
18 people
Bobby Howes
Rev. Arthur Fear
Also in
Over the Garden Wall
Happy Go Lovely
Dorothy Boyd
Jennifer Elling
Known for
Easy Virtue
Gordon Harker
Bill Meggitt
Known for
Champagne
The Farmer's Wife
Henry Mollison
Stanley Crofts
Known for
The Man in the White Suit
Whisky Galore!
Garry Marsh
Capt. Adrian Crowther
Known for
Number Seventeen
Scrooge
Margaret Yarde
Mrs. Clutterbuck
Known for
Scrooge
Harry Terry
Gregg
Known for
The Ring
Marie Ault
Mrs. Midge
Known for
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Clare Greet
Mrs. Scratton
Known for
The Manxman
Matthew Boulton
Inspector
Known for
Sabotage
The Woman in Green
Willie Graham
Bad Boy
Also in
The Sport of Kings
Gunner Moir
Froggy Burge
Also in
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
King of the Damned
Walter Forde Director
First release February 26, 1931
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 26, 1931
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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