Sheer Luck (1931)
Two milkmen foil a prohibition raid set-up; one finds romance with a society deb in the bargain.
Top billed cast
Jobyna RalstonBetty Carver
Nick StuartJimmie Reid
Bobby VernonArchibald Smith
Philo McCulloughMilton Blackburn- Reed Howes'Rabbit' Rossi
Margaret LandisMrs. Hiram Carver
John InceHiram Carver
Margaret IrvingPatsy
Tom LondonPolice Lieutenant
Oscar SmithWashington Jefferson Smith
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