A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance

Theatrical release poster
Directed by William A. Seiter
Produced by Frank Ross
Screenplay by Robert Ardrey
Story by Jo Swerling
Starring
Music by Roy Webb
Cinematography Frank Redman
Edited by Theron Warth
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • September 15, 1943 (1943-09-15)[1]
Running time
 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2.5 million (US rentals)[2]

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.[3] The supporting cast features comedian Phil Silvers.

Plot

Three of her suitors protest when Molly J. Truesdale, on a whim, boards a bus in New York City to find out what life in the American West is like.

Molly goes to a rodeo, where a bucking bronco tosses rider Duke Hudkins right into her lap. Duke buys her a beer afterward and then Molly brings him luck while gambling, but his partner Waco warns her that Duke is not the right guy for her.

In a campfire, more worried about his horse than about her, Duke discovers his horse Sammy's blanket has been borrowed by Molly and is furious with her when Sammy catches cold. Giving up, Molly goes home to New York and her waiting suitors, who are astounded when a tall cowboy suddenly shows up and carries Molly away.

Cast

Reception

The film earned a profit of $582,000.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "A Lady Takes a Chance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, January 5, 1944 p 54
  3. ↑ "A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Richard B. Jewell, Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures, Uni of California, 2016

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