Hard Luck

Mar 14, 1921

0h 22m

★ 6.8

2000 FEET OF ROARING LAUGHTER

Overview

A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his undoing.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

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Cast

Suicidal Boy

Buster Keaton

Virginia

Virginia Fox

Lizard Lip Luke

Joe Roberts

Virginia's Husband

Bull Montana

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