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* DisabledLoveInterest: They have a MeetCute before the war, but the real romance doesn't start until Tim comes home from France, in a wheelchair.
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Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Creator/JanetGaynor (as Mary) and Creator/CharlesFarrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

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Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Creator/JanetGaynor (as Mary) and Creator/CharlesFarrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound wheelchair-using UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.



* DisabledLoveInterest: They have a MeetCute before the war, but the real romance doesn't start until Tim comes home from France, bound to a wheelchair.

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* DisabledLoveInterest: They have a MeetCute before the war, but the real romance doesn't start until Tim comes home from France, bound to in a wheelchair.

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* LoveTriangle: Mary and Tim love each other, but Wrenn charms Mary's mother to arrange a marriage.



* TriangRelations: Type 4. Mary and Tim love each other, but Wrenn charms Mary's mother to arrange a marriage.
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* {{Jailbait}}: Tim, who has already given Mary a new hairdo, is about to give her a bath. He asks her how old she is, and she answers "'Most eighteen." Tim immediately re-buttons Mary's dress and terminates the bath.

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* {{Jailbait}}: JailbaitTaboo: Tim, who has already given Mary a new hairdo, is about to give her a bath. He asks her how old she is, and she answers "'Most eighteen." Tim immediately re-buttons Mary's dress and terminates the bath.
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* DramaticDrop: Mary drops a rock she piced up to defend herself from Tim when she sees him in a wheelchair.

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* DramaticDrop: Mary drops a rock she piced picked up to defend herself from Tim when she sees him in a wheelchair.
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Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

Third of 12 films co-starring Gaynor and Farrell. Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr the novels by Isaac Asimov]].

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Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor Creator/JanetGaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell Creator/CharlesFarrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

Third of 12 films co-starring Gaynor and Farrell. Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr 1950s series ''Literature/TheCompleteAdventuresOfLuckyStarr'', the novels 2003 manga ''Manga/LuckyStar'', or a 1983 song by Isaac Asimov]].
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* TheCasanova: Wrenn. Even during the war he found time to go for ladies (taking a truck, and leaving a horse carriage for Tim to deliver food to the frontline, resulting in Tim wounded and another soldier dead). After te war he uses his vteran status to get girls, promising to marry them and then dumping.

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* TheCasanova: Wrenn. Even during the war he found time to go for ladies (taking a truck, and leaving a horse carriage for Tim to deliver food to the frontline, resulting in Tim wounded and another soldier dead). After te the war he uses his vteran veteran status to get girls, promising to marry them and then dumping.
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* MilesGloriosus: Wrenn, who sports his uniform and brags about his heroism despite being kicked out from army.

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* MilesGloriosus: Wrenn, who sports his uniform and brags about his heroism despite being kicked out from army. Several of the townspeople know he's bullshitting, but Mary's mother buys it.
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* SnowMeansLove: It's snowing as Tim goes on his climactic RaceForYourLove, which ends with his passionate embrace with Mary at the train station.
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* RaceForYourLove: Tim goes on a frantic, hobbling walk on crutches to the train station to stop Mary from going away with Wrenn.


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* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Tim's need to use a wheelchair just...goes away at the climax. He goes from sitting in his chair, to awkwardly using two crutches, to using just one crutch as he staggers along to the train station, to fighting Wrenn with no crutches and standing on his own two feet.
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* DisabledLoveInterest: They have a MeetCute before the war, but the real romance doesn't start until Tim comes home from France, bound to a wheelchair.
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* {{Jailbait}}: Tim, who has already given Mary a new hairdo, is about to give her a bath. He asks her how old she is, and she answers "'Most eighteen." Tim immediately re-buttons Mary's dress and terminates the bath.
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Third of fourteen films co-starring Gaynor and Farrell. Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr the novels by Isaac Asimov]].

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Third of fourteen 12 films co-starring Gaynor and Farrell. Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr the novels by Isaac Asimov]].
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* TheDandy: Wrenn, foreman of a utility line crew, using a hand mirror and comb to futz with his hair while the rest of his crew is working on a power line.

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Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr the novels by Isaac Asimov]].

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Third of fourteen films co-starring Gaynor and Farrell. Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr the novels by Isaac Asimov]].



* AffectionateNickname - Tim names Mary "Baa-baa".
* ArrangedMarriage - Mary's mother knows better whom her daughter should marry.
* TheCasanova - Wrenn. Even during the war he found time to go for ladies (taking a truck, and leaving a horse carriage for Tim to deliver food to the frontline, resulting in Tim wounded and another soldier dead). After te war he uses his vteran status to get girls, promising to marry them and then dumping.
* DramaticDrop - Mary drops a rock she piced up to defend herself from Tim when she sees him in a wheelchair.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment - When Tim tells Mary he goes to war, she offers him a ride. He refuses, saying "I've got legs, haven't I?". Then he returns in a wheelchair.
* HardWorkMontage - Tim trying to get back on his feet. First time the montage ends with him falling on the floor dramatically. Second time he succeeds.
* MeanBoss - Wrenn, to Tim. Before the war they were working together as linemen, and we saw Wrenn climbing a pole to beat Tim who was working on the top. During the war, they served together, and, thanks to Wrenn, Tim got wounded.
* MilesGloriosus - Wrenn, who sports his uniform and brags about his heroism despite being kicked out from army.
* MrFixit - After the war, Tim becomes this. As he explains it, "Never thought much about broken things, until I got smashed up myself. That gave me the idea.".
* ThePowerOfLove - So strong it made Tim walk again. And even kick Wrenn's ass.
* StayInTheKitchen - A poster saying: "To our girls. Remember our boys in France. Write to them, as often as you can. Knit socks! Cook, bake, work for our BOYS!"
* ThoseTwoActors - Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell first starred together in Film/SeventhHeaven (1927) and proceeded to play together in twelve movies, many of them directed by Borzage.
* TriangRelations - Type 4. Mary and Tim love each other, but Wrenn charms Mary's mother to arrange a marriage.
* WateringDown - Mary waters down milk she sells.
* WouldHitAGirl - The first time Tim and Mary meet, he gives her a spanking for stealing a coin from Wrenn. Somehow it's [[RomanticizedAbuse depicted as a good start for a romance]].

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* AffectionateNickname - AffectionateNickname: Tim names Mary "Baa-baa".
* ArrangedMarriage - ArrangedMarriage: Mary's mother knows better whom her daughter should marry.
* TheCasanova - TheCasanova: Wrenn. Even during the war he found time to go for ladies (taking a truck, and leaving a horse carriage for Tim to deliver food to the frontline, resulting in Tim wounded and another soldier dead). After te war he uses his vteran status to get girls, promising to marry them and then dumping.
* DramaticDrop - DownOnTheFarm: A simple tale of a rural farm girl falling in love.
* DramaticDrop:
Mary drops a rock she piced up to defend herself from Tim when she sees him in a wheelchair.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment - When Tim tells Mary he goes to war, she offers him a ride. He refuses, saying "I've got legs, haven't I?". Then he returns in a wheelchair.
* HardWorkMontage -
HardWorkMontage: Tim trying to get back on his feet. First time the montage ends with him falling on the floor dramatically. Second time he succeeds.
* MeanBoss - MeanBoss: Wrenn, to Tim. Before the war they were working together as linemen, and we saw Wrenn climbing a pole to beat Tim who was working on the top. During the war, they served together, and, thanks to Wrenn, Tim got wounded.
* MilesGloriosus - MilesGloriosus: Wrenn, who sports his uniform and brags about his heroism despite being kicked out from army.
* MrFixit - MrFixit: After the war, Tim becomes this. As he explains it, "Never thought much about broken things, until I got smashed up myself. That gave me the idea.".
* ThePowerOfLove - ThePowerOfLove: So strong it made Tim walk again. And even kick Wrenn's ass.
* StayInTheKitchen - StayInTheKitchen: A poster saying: "To our girls. Remember our boys in France. Write to them, as often as you can. Knit socks! Cook, bake, work for our BOYS!"
* ThoseTwoActors - Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell first starred together in Film/SeventhHeaven (1927) and proceeded to play together in twelve movies, many of them directed by Borzage.
* TriangRelations -
TriangRelations: Type 4. Mary and Tim love each other, but Wrenn charms Mary's mother to arrange a marriage.
* WateringDown - WateringDown: Mary waters down milk she sells.
* WouldHitAGirl - WouldHitAGirl: The first time Tim and Mary meet, he gives her a spanking for stealing a coin from Wrenn. Somehow it's [[RomanticizedAbuse depicted as a good start for a romance]].

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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Creator/FrankBorzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

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'''''Lucky Star''''' ''Lucky Star'' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Creator/FrankBorzage. Creator/FrankBorzage.

Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.
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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Creator/FrankBorzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Creator/FrankBorzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.
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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage.Creator/FrankBorzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.
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* MilesGloriosus - Wrenn, who sports his uniform and bragging about his heroism despite being kicked out from army.
* MrFixit - After the war, Tim becomes this. As he explains it, "Never thought much about broken things, until I got smashedup myself. That gave me the idea.".

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* MilesGloriosus - Wrenn, who sports his uniform and bragging brags about his heroism despite being kicked out from army.
* MrFixit - After the war, Tim becomes this. As he explains it, "Never thought much about broken things, until I got smashedup smashed up myself. That gave me the idea.".
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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.
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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.

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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (Mary) (as Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.
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'''''Lucky Star''''' is a 1929 silent film, a romance drama directed by Frank Borzage. Featuring the [[ThoseTwoActors star duo]] of Janet Gaynor (Mary) and Charles Farrell (as Tim), it tells a story of love between a young farm girl and a wheelchair-bound WorldWarOne veteran. While they are happy together, Mary's mother doesn't want her to marry a "cripple". Especially since another veteran is also after her - Wrenn, a handsome womanizer who went after her just to spite Tim.
Not to be confused with the [[Manga/LuckyStar manga]] or [[Literature/LuckyStarr the novels by Isaac Asimov]].

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!!''Lucky Star'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* AffectionateNickname - Tim names Mary "Baa-baa".
* ArrangedMarriage - Mary's mother knows better whom her daughter should marry.
* TheCasanova - Wrenn. Even during the war he found time to go for ladies (taking a truck, and leaving a horse carriage for Tim to deliver food to the frontline, resulting in Tim wounded and another soldier dead). After te war he uses his vteran status to get girls, promising to marry them and then dumping.
* DramaticDrop - Mary drops a rock she piced up to defend herself from Tim when she sees him in a wheelchair.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment - When Tim tells Mary he goes to war, she offers him a ride. He refuses, saying "I've got legs, haven't I?". Then he returns in a wheelchair.
* HardWorkMontage - Tim trying to get back on his feet. First time the montage ends with him falling on the floor dramatically. Second time he succeeds.
* MeanBoss - Wrenn, to Tim. Before the war they were working together as linemen, and we saw Wrenn climbing a pole to beat Tim who was working on the top. During the war, they served together, and, thanks to Wrenn, Tim got wounded.
* MilesGloriosus - Wrenn, who sports his uniform and bragging about his heroism despite being kicked out from army.
* MrFixit - After the war, Tim becomes this. As he explains it, "Never thought much about broken things, until I got smashedup myself. That gave me the idea.".
* ThePowerOfLove - So strong it made Tim walk again. And even kick Wrenn's ass.
* StayInTheKitchen - A poster saying: "To our girls. Remember our boys in France. Write to them, as often as you can. Knit socks! Cook, bake, work for our BOYS!"
* ThoseTwoActors - Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell first starred together in Film/SeventhHeaven (1927) and proceeded to play together in twelve movies, many of them directed by Borzage.
* TriangRelations - Type 4. Mary and Tim love each other, but Wrenn charms Mary's mother to arrange a marriage.
* WateringDown - Mary waters down milk she sells.
* WouldHitAGirl - The first time Tim and Mary meet, he gives her a spanking for stealing a coin from Wrenn. Somehow it's [[RomanticizedAbuse depicted as a good start for a romance]].

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