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An Old Shoe for Luck

The 'little Lux shepherdess' helps reunite two quarrelling lovers in this fun early advert.

Advert 1923 10 mins Silent

Overview

Two quarrelling lovers are reunited in a fun ad for Lux soap flakes. When Marjorie packs for a tennis tournament, her mother puts a jar of honey in her case as a gift. But the 'lucky' old shoe her naughty brother adds smashes the jar, ruining her tennis dress. Disaster! But never fear: thanks to the 'little Lux shepherdess' the dress comes up like new, and so does Marjorie and Norman's romance!