Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared..


So, 'Lucky Star,' huh? If you're into those really earnest, heartfelt silent movies, the kind that wear their emotions right on their sleeve, then yeah, you should absolutely give this a look. It’s a sweet, kinda sad story about love and wartime, starring Janet Gaynor. But if you need snappy dialogue or explosions, you...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Frank Borzage

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"So, 'Lucky Star,' huh? If you're into those really earnest, heartfelt silent movies, the kind that wear their emotions right on their sleeve, then yeah, you should absolutely give this a look. It’s a sweet, kinda sad story about love and wartime, starring Janet Gaynor. But if you need snappy dialogue or explosions, you'll probably be bored stiff. This one takes its time. The story itself, about Mary the farm girl and Tim, who meets her just before war breaks out, feels like something out of a st..."
Tristram Tupper, John Hunter Booth, Sonya Levien, Katherine Hilliker, H.H. Caldwell
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