Hard Luck

Hard Luck

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1921-03-14
Genre:Comedy
Duration:22 min
Director:Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Actors:Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, Bull Montana
Production:Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Overview:

A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his undoing.

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