charged with indecent exposure, the charges later dropped by a sympathetic judge, after a humiliating, albeit short trial, witnessed by Vera. Vera and Ginger meet outside the courthouse, as she is preparing to leave on a skiing trip with Joe McGlade. In sympathy, Vera accepts Ginger's invitation to have a cup of coffee, and there Ginger admits his shortcomings, and that he considers himself and his life as a joke. Vera then becomes the optimist, and as Ginger walks her home, she assures Ginger his promotion at the diaper service will likely still be available. Vera enters her flat, leaving the door open, as an invitation for Ginger to enter as well. Ginger enters, as the closing credits roll. Cast Robert Shaw as Ginger Coffey Mary Ure as Vera Coffey Liam Redmond as MacGregor Tom Harvey as Joe McGlade Libby McClintock as Paulie Coffey Leo Leyden as Brott Powys Thomas as Fox Tom Kneebone as Kenny Leslie Yeo as Stan Mountain Vernon Chapman as Hawkins Production The film, which cost just over its budget of $500,000, was largely financed by executive producer Budge Crawley. Casting British co-stars Robert Shaw and Mary Ure were real-life husband and wife. Filming It was filmed in Montreal and Ottawa. Reception Writing in The New York Times, Bosley Crowther said: "Brian Moore's screenplay, written from his novel, is firm in structure and dialogue and an air of reality is given to it by dandy location shooting in Montreal... there is a subtle, important relation between the temperature of [Irving Kershner, the director's] snowy streets and the piteous progression of coldness between the husband and the wife." Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic wrote that The Luck of Ginger Coffey "has neither depth of character nor point". References External links 1964 films 1964 drama films Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films Films based on Canadian novels Films based on Irish novels Films directed by Irvin Kershner Films scored by Bernardo Segall Films set in Montreal Films shot in Montreal Works by Brian Moore (novelist) Films based on novels by Brian Moore 1960s English-language films 1960s Canadian films