Just William's Luck (film)

Just William's Luck
Cover of the "making of" book
Directed by	Val Guest
Produced by	James A. Carter (as James Carter)
Written by	Richmal Crompton Val Guest
Starring	William Graham Garry Marsh
Music by	Robert Farnon
Cinematography	Leslie Rowson (uncredited)
Edited by	Anne Barker
Distributed by	United Artists Corporation
Release date	17 December 1947 (London) (UK)
Running time	92 min.
Language	English

Just William's Luck is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham, Garry Marsh and Jane Welsh. The film was based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. Crompton was impressed with the film and wrote a novel Just William's Luck based on the events of the film. The following year a second film William Comes to Town was made.

William and his gang, "The Outlaws" investigate a haunted house.

Radio Times wrote, "while William Graham captures something of the scruffy boisterousness of Richmal Crompton's timeless comic creation, director Val Guest's screenplay smoothes away the rougher edges to produce a sanitised tale of childhood mayhem, suitable for young eyes. The same paternalism dogged the sequel, William at the Circus"; while Sky Movies wrote, "it's a lively romp with a jolly knockabout climax in a house that William and his gang of `outlaws' are trying to haunt."