A Lucky Man

This article is about the 1930 American film. For similar uses, see Lucky Man.

A Lucky Man (Spanish: Un hombre de suerte) is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Roberto Rey, María Luz Callejo and Valentín Parera. It is a Spanish-language film made for the Hollywood company Paramount Pictures at their Joinville Studios in Paris.^[1] Separate versions were also made in French and Swedish. The French version is known as A Hole in the Wall.^[2]

A Lucky Man
Theatrical film poster
Spanish	Un hombre de suerte
Directed by	Benito Perojo
Written by	Gustave Quinson (play) Yves Mirande (play) Pedro Muñoz Seca René Barberis
Produced by	Robert Kane
Starring	Roberto Rey María Luz Callejo Valentín Parera
Cinematography	Harry Stradling Sr.
Music by	José Sentis
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 13, 1930 (1930-09-13)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Spanish

It is now considered a lost film.

Cast

• Roberto Rey as Luciano Barbosa / Lucas Gómez
• María Luz Callejo as Urbana
• Valentín Parera as Castrenese
• Rosario Pino [es] as Doña Bermuda
• Carlos San Martín as Don Digno Lesaca
• Joaquín Carrasco as El jardinero
• Amelia Muñoz as Isidra
• Helena D'Algy as Salomé
• Rosita Díaz Gimeno
• Roberto Iglesias

Reception

The Diario Democracia called the film a "laugh-out loud" comedy and praised the cinematography and Pino's performance.^[3] Critica [es] praised the direction and the performances.^[4]