Slightly Dangerous (1943)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Wesley Ruggles

Writers:

Ian McLellan Hunter (story) and
Aileen Hamilton (story) ...

Release Date:

April 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate for starting work on time for 1000 days...

Plot Keywords:

Accident | Amnesia | New York | Beautiful Woman | Employment Dismissal

Cast

Lana Turner	...	Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
Robert Young	...	Bob Stuart
Walter Brennan	...	Cornelius Burden
Dame May Whitty	...	Baba
Eugene Pallette	...	Durstin
Alan Mowbray	...	English Gentleman
Florence Bates	...	Mrs. Amanda Roanoke-Brooke
Howard Freeman	...	Mr. Quill
Millard Mitchell	...	Baldwin
Ward Bond	...	Jimmy
Pamela Blake	...	Mitzi
Ray Collins	...	Snodgrass
Paul Stanton	...	Stanhope
O.K. Ford	...	Music Lover

Also Known As:

Careless (USA) (working title)
Careless Cinderella (USA) (working title)
Nothing Ventured (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #9030) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Lana Turner reprised her role the same year on a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast alongside Victor Mature.

Quotes:

Bob Stuart: Well, uh, you see, she had amnesia when I met her. What's more, it recurred, you know, kept happening on and off. Why once I came home late at night. I got into bed, kissed her and she gave me a friendly smile and then said, "Who are you?" It was the friendly smile that burned me up.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Know that You Know

Lana Turner sparkle fest

This little picture, a fine Wesley Ruggles comedy, struts along with great pace, and has a great cast with Lana Turner, Robert Young, Dame May Witty, and Walter Brennan. The acting is excellent, the antics unusual,and the comedy delightful. But the thing that is way beyond compare in this picture is the bubbling beauty of Lana Turner at her absolute peak. She carries the day with a sublime sort of sparkling charm as she changes personalities several times just to break her tedium with life. No, she never HAD amnesia, and no, she never wanted to commit suicide! But people will talk. Her beautiful sparkle and comedic charm actually made me weak in the knees. Robert Young does a decent job chasing her down the entire film, but it is Turner's film all the way.