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69% Critic Match
Hard Luck
“2000 FEET OF ROARING LAUGHTER”
6.9 / 10• 1921• 22m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Buster Keaton
Suicidal Boy
Lead
Virginia Fox
Virginia
Joe Roberts
Lizard Lip Luke
Bull Montana
Virginia's Husband
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Buster Keaton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hard Luck is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
