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The Love Lottery
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The Love Lottery

Jan 30, 1954
1h 29m
★ 4.8

Ten million women wanted Hollywood's top star on a string...But the lucky ticket-holder had his wedding night wrapped up!

Overview

Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he relocates to a remote Italian village where unanticipated trouble arises when unwittingly he becomes the prize for an international lottery.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Ealing Studios
J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

David Niven

Rex Allerton

David Niven

Peggy Cummins

Sally

Peggy Cummins

Anne Vernon

Jane

Anne Vernon

Herbert Lom

André Amico

Herbert Lom

Charles Victor

Jennings

Charles Victor

Gordon Jackson

Ralph

Gordon Jackson

Felix Aylmer

Winant

Felix Aylmer

Hugh McDermott

Rodney Wheeler

Hugh McDermott

Stanley Maxted

Oliver Stanton

Stanley Maxted

June Clyde

Viola

June Clyde

John Chandos

Gulliver Kee

John Chandos

Theodore Bikel

Parsimonious

Theodore Bikel

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