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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

APPROVED 86 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Western  -   19 August 1943 (USA)
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A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her simpy city suitors.

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Robert Ardrey (screenplay), Jo Swerling (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Arthur ...
John Wayne ...
Charles Winninger Charles Winninger ...
Phil Silvers ...
Mary Field Mary Field ...
Don Costello Don Costello ...
Drunk
John Philliber John Philliber ...
Storekeeper
Grady Sutton Grady Sutton ...
Malcolm Scott
Jean Stevens Jean Stevens ...
'Jitterbug' (as Peggy Carroll)
Grant Withers Grant Withers ...
Bob Hastings
Hans Conried Hans Conried ...
Gregg Stone
Ariel Heath Ariel Heath ...
Flossie
Sugar Geise Sugar Geise ...
Linda Belle
Joan Blair Joan Blair ...
Lilly
Tom Fadden Tom Fadden ...
Mullen
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Storyline

A New York bank clerk,Mollie Truesdale (Jean Arthur), in the late 1930s, finds that her cherished dream of making a 17-day all-expenses-paid bus trip to the Pacific Coast and back, isn't all she thought it would be...until she reaches Oregon and a bucking broncho tosses a rodeo performer on top of her and knocks her flat. Duke Hudkins (John Wayne), by way of apology, shows her the sights of Fairfield, Oregon, and she misses her bus, quarrels with the bewildered Duke, hitchhikes across a lot of desert...and a romance is born. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Oregon | Rodeo | Rodeo Cowboy | Apology | Cowboy  | See more »

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JOHN WAYNE Rides Hell-For-Leather (1954 reissue poster) See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

The Cowboy and the Girl See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Waco: Love is the best thing there is, I guess, but you're barking up the wrong cowboy.
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