Luck and Pluck (1919)
Drama | 2 February 1919
Cast:
George Walsh, Virginia Lee, Joe Smiley [ More ]Director:
Edward DillonWriters:
Adrian Johnson, Raymond L. Schrock, George ScarboroughProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The upcoming production was announced in the 19 October 1918 Moving Picture World as action star George Walsh’s first role as a criminal, although his character repented before the end credits. The feature was known at the time by the working title, The Splendid Malefactor. Principal photography was underway by 2 November 1918, as indicated by that day’s issue of Exhibitors Herald and Motography. The article described a scene in which Walsh rode a motorcycle down Fifth Avenue at high speed, indicating that location filming took place in New York City.
An advertisement in the 21 December 1918 issue announced the picture’s official title as Luck and Pluck. A general release followed on 2 February 1919, along with an opening at the Dreamland Theatre in Dubuque, IA. Reviews in the 7 February 1919 Variety and the 15 February Motion Picture News described sequences in which Walsh chased a squirrel around a park, rescued a woman from a runaway horse, and battled up to twenty opponents at one time, hurling at least two from a balcony. The 2 February 1919 Wid's Daily attributed the scenario to Adrian Johnson, while U.S. copyright records credited Raymond L. Schrock.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
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The upcoming production was announced in the 19 October 1918 Moving Picture World as action star George Walsh’s first role as a criminal, although his character repented before the end credits. The feature was known at the time by the working title, The Splendid Malefactor. Principal photography was underway by 2 November 1918, as indicated by that day’s issue of Exhibitors Herald and Motography. The article described a scene in which Walsh rode a motorcycle down Fifth Avenue at high speed, indicating that location filming took place in New York City.
An advertisement in the 21 December 1918 issue announced the picture’s official title as Luck and Pluck. A general release followed on 2 February 1919, along with an opening at the Dreamland Theatre in Dubuque, IA. Reviews in the 7 February 1919 Variety and the 15 February Motion Picture News described sequences in which Walsh chased a squirrel around a park, rescued a woman from a runaway horse, and battled up to twenty opponents at one time, hurling at least two from a balcony. The 2 February 1919 Wid's Daily attributed the scenario to Adrian Johnson, while U.S. copyright records credited Raymond L. Schrock.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
In New York City, master criminal "Velvet" Joe Grim nervously passes time in Central Park before robbing the Wall Street subtreasury. When a squirrel steals his bag of peanuts, he chases it up a tree and notices Laura White on a runaway horse. Joe becomes infatuated with Laura and later attempts to steal her photograph, but her friend, Countess Briand, holds him at bay with a revolver. In reality, the countess leads a German spy ring, which includes Laura's fiancé, Karl Richter. She convinces Joe to steal plans for a new airplane, claiming they are papers being used to blackmail Laura. After Joe realizes his mistake, he retrieves the plans and rescues Laura after she has been kidnapped by Karl. At the behest of Laura’s father, who heads the Secret Service, government agents keep Joe under surveillance, and they assist him in capturing the spies. Joe vows to abandon his life of crime so he can marry ...
In New York City, master criminal "Velvet" Joe Grim nervously passes time in Central Park before robbing the Wall Street subtreasury. When a squirrel steals his bag of peanuts, he chases it up a tree and notices Laura White on a runaway horse. Joe becomes infatuated with Laura and later attempts to steal her photograph, but her friend, Countess Briand, holds him at bay with a revolver. In reality, the countess leads a German spy ring, which includes Laura's fiancé, Karl Richter. She convinces Joe to steal plans for a new airplane, claiming they are papers being used to blackmail Laura. After Joe realizes his mistake, he retrieves the plans and rescues Laura after she has been kidnapped by Karl. At the behest of Laura’s father, who heads the Secret Service, government agents keep Joe under surveillance, and they assist him in capturing the spies. Joe vows to abandon his life of crime so he can marry Laura.
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