Lucky Night (1939)

A wealthy woman meets a bum on a park bench and marries him the same evening.

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Vincent Lawrence (screen play), Grover Jones (screen play)

Stars:

Myrna Loy, Robert Taylor, Joseph Allen

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Myrna Loy	...	Cora Jordan
Robert Taylor	...	Bill Overton
Joseph Allen	...	Joe Hilton
Henry O'Neill	...	Calvin Jordan
Douglas Fowley	...	George
Bernard Nedell	...	'Dusty' Sawyer
Charles Lane	...	Carpenter
Bernadene Hayes	...	'Blondie'
Gladys Blake	...	'Blackie'
Marjorie Main	...	Mrs. Briggs
Edward Gargan	...	Policeman
Irving Bacon	...	Conductor
Oscar O'Shea	...	Police Lieutenant

Storyline

After initially encountering each other casually in the employment office, Bill Overton and Cora Johnson run into each other later that evening by happenstance on a park bench. Beyond each looking for work, that trip to the employment office unsuccessful for both, their situations are slightly different. While Bill is a regular Joe who has been unable to hold a job for one reason or another in his want for a fun life regardless of what else is happening, Cora is an heiress, her want to work in an effort to find herself. After turning down the latest proposal of marriage, this one from Joe Hilton, Cora took the advice of her father, steel magnate Calvin Jordan, to work to find that excitement missing in her life, that excitement missing from the many men who have asked her to marry them. Cora took that advice one step further by wanting to find that job without her father's help, and vowing not to go running home even if she was destitute. While this park bench meeting begins with them...

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Plot Keywords:

wealthy father | song | singer | singing | piano duet | 

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Taglines:

A dime is their bank roll but they can live on love (original herald)

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy reprised their roles from the film on the May 11, 1939 episode of the radio show "Good News of 1939."

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Goofs

After Cora and Bill leave in the car they won, you can see them driving with their driving lights on but when they stop a few minutes later there are no driving lights on the car. When they are driving after leaving the police station, the driving lights are there, but not turned on.

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Connections

References Slave Ship (1937)

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Soundtracks

Chopsticks
(1877) (uncredited)
Music by Euphemia Allen
Duet played at the piano by Robert Taylor and Henry O'Neill

User Reviews

An unspeakable turkey

This may be the golden age of movies, but now and then (e.g. Penny Serenade) MGM could produce a certified turkey. This gets almost as bad as it gets. And it's 1939, the best year ever for films. Whew.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Noite Feliz

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$589,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1