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1943 American film
A Lady Takes a Chance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam A. Seiter
Screenplay byRobert Ardrey
Story byJo Swerling
Produced byFrank Ross
Starring
CinematographyFrank Redman
Edited byTheron Warth
Music byRoy Webb
Production
companies
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • September 15, 1943 (1943-09-15)
Running time86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Lady Takes a Chance is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Jean Arthur and John Wayne. Written by Robert Ardrey and based on a story by Jo Swerling, the film is about a New York working girl who travels to the American West on a bus tour and meets and falls in love with a handsome rodeo cowboy. The film was produced for RKO Radio Pictures by Frank Ross, who was Arthur's husband at the time. The supporting cast features comedian Phil Silvers.

Cast

  • Jean Arthur as Molly J. Truesdale
  • John Wayne as Duke Hudkins
  • Charles Winninger as Waco
  • Phil Silvers as Smiley Lambert (bus tour director)
  • Mary Field as Florrie Bendix
  • Don Costello as Drunk
  • John Philliber as Storekeeper
  • Grady Sutton as Malcolm Scott
  • Jean Stevens as "Jitterbug"
  • Grant Withers as Bob Hastings
  • Hans Conried as Gregg Stone
  • Ariel Heath as Flossie
  • Sugar Geise as Linda Belle
  • Joan Blair as Lilly
  • Tom Fadden as Mullen

References

  1. "A Lady Takes a Chance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. "A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

External links

Films directed by William A. Seiter


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