The Lottery Lover (1935)
A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They" have organized, an Frank wins the right to woo the star of the Folies Bergere, Gaby Aimee, with her garter serving as proof of conquest. Meanwhile Frank has found the one girl-of-his-heart, Patty, and this serves to complicate matters.
Director:
Wilhelm Thiele
Writers:
Billy Wilder, Franz Schulz, Sam Hellman, Hanns Schwarz.
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Lew Ayres as Cadet Frank Harrington |
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Pat Paterson as Patty |
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Peggy Fears as Gaby Aimee |
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Sterling Holloway as Cadet Harold Stump |
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Walter Woolf King as Prince Midanoff |
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Alan Dinehart as Edward Arthur 'Tank' Tankersley |
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Reginald Denny as Captain Payne |
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Edward Nugent as Gibbs |
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Rafaela Ottiano as Gaby's Maid |
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Dick Foran as Cadet |
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Alyce Ardell as French Midinette |
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Skippy as Pom Pom |
| Writing | Billy Wilder | Screenplay |
| Directing | Wilhelm Thiele | Director |
| Writing | Sig Herzig | Story |
| Writing | Franz Schulz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maurice Hanline | Story |
| Writing | Sam Hellman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hanns Schwarz | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Lambert | Costume Design |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Sound | Arthur Lange | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costume Design |
| Production | Al Rockett | Producer |