Stroke of Luck

An unlucky filmmaker’s Viking voyage finds disaster at sea, while the luck of the Irish brings better news for a tennis star.

Young filmmaker Varick Frissell ventures to the frozen Newfoundland and shoot more scenes of a seal hunt for his film White Thunder. Only tragedy strikes. Meanwhile, tennis sensation and non-heir Frank Shields learns he will represent the United States at Davis Cup freeing him from the drudgery of his job as a bank loan officer.

Other people and subjects include: March 1931, James Donahue, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, Rebecca “Billie” Tenney, Antoinette “Toni” Frissell, Hollywood film disasters, Rudolph Valentino’s the Sheikh, artic exploration, North Pole, Robert Peary, Frederick Cook, Explorers Club, Waldorf-Astoria NY, Prince Philip – Duke of Edinburgh, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, Jeff Bezos, and modern exotic culinary delicacies.

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 2 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands