Lucky Carson

It features Earle Williams, Earl Schenck, Betty Ross Clarke, Gertrude Astor, Collette Forbes, James Butler, and Loyal Underwood in the lead roles.

Lucky Carson
Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	Wilfrid North
Written by	Bradley J. Smollen
Based on	novel Salvage by Aquila Kempster
Starring	Earle Williams Earl Schenck Betty Ross Clarke Gertrude Astor
Production company	Vitagraph Company of America
Distributed by	Vitagraph Company of America
Release date	December 18, 1921 (1921-12-18) (United States)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

As described in a film magazine, down and out John Peters (Williams) is about to jump into the Thames River, having lost a fortune he made at the race track. He changes his mind, however, and in an altercation with Rudolph Kluck (Schenck) strikes that gentleman down, loads him into a passing cab, and changes clothes with him. With the money he found on Kluck, he goes to the United States, taking on the name David Carson, and while passing through Madison Square accosts an out of work jockey sitting on a bench. The latter gives him a tip on the races and they become fast friends. Carson also plunges into Wall Street and corners the market in cotton. He saves Doris Bancroft (Clarke) from drowning and falls in love with her. Kluck again crosses his path and Carson gives him some tips on the stock market to atone for robbing him in London. Kluck has an affair with Russian writer Madame Marinoff (Astor) and asks Carson to shield him and secure a packet of letters that the Russian holds. Doris misinterprets Carson's interest in the Russian, but there is a happy ending when she learns the truth.

• Earle Williams as John Peters / David 'Lucky' Carson
• Earl Schenck as Rudolph Kluck
• Betty Ross Clarke as Doris Bancroft
• Gertrude Astor as Madame Marinoff
• Collette Forbes as Edith Bancroft
• James Butler as Tommy Delmaer
• Loyal Underwood as "Runt" Sloan

Lucky Carson is considered to be a lost film.