Lucky Ghost

someday Mantan will receive his just due. his comedy could never be duplicated. his films as Birmingham Brown opposite Charlie Chan are classics and should be hailed as so.His other features are well above comedy of today. That chubby little man made my sides ache with his antics."Feet don't fail me now"

Miller and Moreland were a good comedy team, and i agree with others that their brand of comedy is superb. This film has a lot of wonderful moments in it, and is a high quality example of the "all colored cast" genre, but what hooked me most was the spectacular rapping by Moreland as a craps player who cannot lose, talking to and blowing on his dice. Other films (and a few 78 rpm records) have given us documentation on the rhymes and raps of early 20th century crap-shooters, but folks seeking a slice-of-life glimpse of African American gambling culture of the 1930s will enjoy Moreland's routine most of all, as he is exceptionally fluent in his speech and movements, and the scenes in which he shoots craps are long and uncut compared to those in other, similar movies.

many attempt to play down the value of vintage black films,but fail to recognize that they were the best that could be done at that point in time. Mantan Moreland and other black comedians set the stage for many black comedians of today. The film packs a lot into 60 minutes. Mantan Moreland teams up with Flournoy E. Miller, Maceo Sheffield,Jessie lee Brooks,Arthur Ray and a good cast who put on a very fine show despite a few stereotypical flaws. The action,transitions,dialogue,settings were realistic at that time. Maceo Sheffield who played the part of the crooked club owner played a role in the production of the film as well. The film had no wasted motion or dead periods. You will get more than your money's worth and you will not forget this film.

Fantastic comedy featuring black actors made in 1942, during the WWII war years. Mantan Moreland is a genius comedian movie actor.

On an objective scale I'd have to rate Lady Luck on the low side of films. But this Dixie International Studio didn't even have the financing that a white poverty row outfit had back in the day. Dixie International makes PRC look like MGM.

Lady Luck has Mantan Moreland and F.E. Miller as a pair of down on their luck hobos. But Mantan's talent with dice puts them in the chips as they get cash, a car, and even a chauffeur. That's quite a parley and the guys are off to an asylum that doubles as an illegal gambling club.

But the spirits of past residents are restless and even those dice aren't lucky against the folks from beyond.

The comedy is no better or worse than Amos And Andy or in more modern times what you would see Redd Foxx do on Sanford And Son. Mantan Moreland was a very good comedian with a good line of patter and expressions that would rival Lou Costello.

Lady Luck is funny, but a sign of times forgotten. Black film makers get slightly bigger budgets in these times.