Lady Luck is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Robert Young, Barbara Hale and Frank Morgan.[3][4] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. The picture tells the story of a professional gambler who falls in love with a woman who hates gambling and tries to reform him.
| Lady Luck | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
| Screenplay by | Lynn Root Frank Fenton |
| Story by | Herbert Clyde Lewis |
| Produced by | Warren Duff |
| Starring | Robert Young Barbara Hale Frank Morgan |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $877,000[2] |
Plot
editMary Audrey cannot stand gambling. Her grandfather, William, whom she calls "Gramps," is a compulsive gambler. Mary puts him to work in her Beverly Hills book store to keep him away from his bad habit.
A professional gambler, Larry Scott, places a $200 wager with Gramps, who cannot pay up when Larry's horse wins. Larry falls for Mary, however, woos and weds her, then takes her for a Las Vegas honeymoon without revealing his real profession.
Mary discovers the truth and angrily arranges a quick divorce. Sacramento Sam, a gambler pal of Larry's, hatches a scheme with the casino's help. Mary will be permitted to win $500 gambling by the house, with Larry and Sam secretly covering the bet. Maybe she will not hate gambling so much this way.
It works, but too well. Mary begins genuinely winning and will not quit. Larry and Sam go broke covering her bets. Larry returns to Beverly Hills, where he finds Gramps running a bookie operation out of the book store. They go back to Vegas and have everything riding on one last game of poker, which Gramps loses deliberately so Larry can win the money and Mary's heart.
Cast
edit- Robert Young as Larry
- Barbara Hale as Mary
- Frank Morgan as Gramps
- James Gleason as Sacramento Sam
- Don Rice as Eddie
- Harry Davenport as Judge Martin
- Lloyd Corrigan as Little Joe
- Teddy Hart as Little Guy
- Joseph Vitale as Happy Johnson
- Douglas Morrow as Morgan
- Myrna Dell as Mabel
- Mary Field as Miss Field
- Al Hill as Herman, Roulette Dealer
- Kenneth MacDonald as Masters, Casino Manager
- William Hall as Mabel's Boyfriend
- Russell Simpson as Daniel Boone
- Forrest Taylor as General Sherman
- Nancy Saunders as Manicurist
References
edit- ^ "Lady Luck: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 213.
- ^ Neibaur p.141
- ^ Parish & Mank p.278
Bibliography
edit- Neibaur, James L. The RKO Features: A Complete Filmography of the Feature Films Released Or Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, 1929-1960. McFarland, 1994.
- Parish, James Robert & Mank, Gregory W. The Hollywood Reliables. Arlington House, 1980.
External links
edit- Lady Luck at IMDb
- Turner Classic Movies overview
- Crowther, Bosley (October 31, 1946). "The Screen; A Gambler's Chance". The New York Times.
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