He's oh so charming to his pretty girlfriend, but then right before he's supposed to meet her even-wealthier father for the first time, Lane learns that he's cut off from the family fortune. Somehow he ends up riding his grand piano out a high-rise city window (Harold Lloyd-style) and then moments later his car gets hit (destroyed!) by a train and then in the final moments he cleverly strikes gold again. FOOL'S LUCK is only 15 minutes - it feels longer, but Roscoe keeps things moving along at as painless a clip as possible. The stunts are typically insane - I'm pretty sure Lane is really several stories up above a city street in a few shots. Perhaps if he's perished we'd remember him better! 3/5



Quote from: Alex on September 19, 2026, 02:00:06 AM30. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)