• 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...
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    Lucky Strike is an American brand of cigarettes owned by the British American Tobacco group. Individual cigarettes of the brand are often referred to colloquially...
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    after the Connors sold out in mid-1933. In 1934 he made his only film, Strike Me Lucky, for Ken G. Hall at Cinesound. Film was not his medium, however, as...
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  • Strike Me Lucky is a 1959 novel written by Jon Cleary in collaboration with his wife Joy. The plot concerns an Australian family who discover gold and...
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    Positive Sexual Metaphor". Scarleteen. Retrieved August 3, 2019. Dale, David (2004-02-10). "Strike me lucky, it just isn't cricket". The Sun-Herald....
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  • of Sunset (1959) was about the Australian Flying Doctors service; Strike Me Lucky (1959) was credited solely to his wife Joy but had been reworked by...
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  • a famous Australian folk tale. It inspired a sub-plot in the film, Strike Me Lucky (1934), and Lasseter's fate was recreated in the movie Phantom Gold...
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    directed by Hall featuring several musical acts. Hall's fourth feature, Strike Me Lucky (1934), was a vehicle for stage comedian Roy "Mo" Rene, one of the...
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  • portrays struggles of poor intellectuals. Comedian Roy Rene's only film, Strike Me Lucky made by Ken G. Hall. 1935 Luna Park and Astoria Theatre open. Shark...
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  • from 1950 to 1959 on television. It was sponsored by American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes. During its 24-year run, the show had 19 orchestra leaders...
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    bullish about expansion. They increased the size of their studio to make Strike Me Lucky (1934), and announced a series of future productions, including Grandad...
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  • Three Musketeers November 22 – Roy Rene, 63, Australian comedian, Strike Me Lucky November 29 – Eero Kilpi, 77, Finnish actor, Anna Liisa December 6...
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    impersonator. As an actress she took a minor role in the comedy feature film Strike Me Lucky (1935). She sang blues and jazz standards at Sydney's Theatre Royal...
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    actor, appearing in the feature films Voice in the Dark, Getting Lucky, and Lucky Strikes Back. Dube took reggae music and used it as a platform to promote...
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    and using Australian English catchphrases like "Strike me lucky" and "Don't come the raw prawn with me" became Australia's most successful variety star...
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  • The Lucky Strikes is a contemporary swing band which achieved mainstream success during the swing revival of the late 1990s. The band was formed in 1989...
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  • "Lucky Strike" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5, and is the fourth track on their fourth studio album Overexposed (2012). The song was released...
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    The Silence of Dean Maitland Splendid Fellows The Streets of London Strike Me Lucky A Ticket in Tatts Treasures of Katoomba Frank Hurley short subject...
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  • Hill Silent Cal 7 1978 Bowl Game True Statement Silver Series 11 1977 Strike Me Lucky Legion Yamanin 12 1976 Hail the Pirates Legion Packer Captain 7 1975...
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    (1932) - director The Squatter's Daughter (1933) - cinematographer Strike Me Lucky (1934) - cinematographer Grandad Rudd (1935) - cinematographer Tall...
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  • The Hayseeds (1933) – editor Grandad Rudd (1934) – camera department Strike Me Lucky (1934) – camera department When the Kellys Rode (1934) – camera department...
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  • Christina Stead publishes her first novel Seven Poor Men of Sydney Strike Me Lucky, starring Roy Rene and directed by Ken G. Hall, is released 8 September...
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    television make-up. She did Roy Rene's make-up for the 1934 film, Strike Me Lucky. During American Helen Twelvetrees' visit to Sydney for the filming...
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  • Call Me By Your Name, Sami Perlman meets a younger woman named Miranda while traveling by train to Rome. The two quickly grow close, and strike up a romantic...
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  • Goodbye 128. A Fond Concept 129. Luck Of The Draw 130. A Lucky Investment 131. Strike Me Lucky 132. The Performance 133. A Hold On Life 134. The Old People's...
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  • Although Grandad Rudd's production had been planned prior to making Strike Me Lucky (1934), its importance to Cinesound grew when that earlier film failed...
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  • films about bushrangers were still banned led the company to make Strike Me Lucky (1934) instead. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977:...
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    saying that "writers are lucky to have term employment." AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron said of the WGA strike that only a prolonged strike lasting many months...
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    Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ/ LOO-chee-AH-noh, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January...
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  • and instead his photography is clear, expressive and undemanding." Strike Me Lucky (1934) The Burgomeister (1935) Grandad Rudd (1935) Thoroughbred (1936)...
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