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Lucky Legs

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Musical
Chorus girl Gloria Carroll inherits one million dollars from Broadway playboy Herbert Dinwiddle. Producer Ned McLane persuades her to advance him the money on a production called "Lucky Legs... Read allChorus girl Gloria Carroll inherits one million dollars from Broadway playboy Herbert Dinwiddle. Producer Ned McLane persuades her to advance him the money on a production called "Lucky Legs" that will star her. The will causes problems in two places; Racketeer Pinky Connors is m... Read allChorus girl Gloria Carroll inherits one million dollars from Broadway playboy Herbert Dinwiddle. Producer Ned McLane persuades her to advance him the money on a production called "Lucky Legs" that will star her. The will causes problems in two places; Racketeer Pinky Connors is mad as the money is his as Dinwiddle was really his absconding bookkeeper, and, in Elmville... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
22
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  • Director
    • Charles Barton
  • Writers
    • Stanley Rubin(original screenplay)
    • Jack Hartfield(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jinx Falkenburg
    • Leslie Brooks
    • Kay Harris
Top credits
  • Director
    • Charles Barton
  • Writers
    • Stanley Rubin(original screenplay)
    • Jack Hartfield(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jinx Falkenburg
    • Leslie Brooks
    • Kay Harris
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    • 1User review
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    Jinx Falkenburg in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Leslie Brooks, Jinx Falkenburg, Kay Harris, and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Leslie Brooks, Jinx Falkenburg, and Kay Harris in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Leslie Brooks, Jinx Falkenburg, Kay Harris, and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Leslie Brooks, Jinx Falkenburg, and Kay Harris in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)

    Top cast

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    Jinx Falkenburg
    Jinx Falkenburg
    • Gloria Carrollas Gloria Carroll
    Leslie Brooks
    Leslie Brooks
    • Jewel Perkinsas Jewel Perkins
    Kay Harris
    Kay Harris
    • 'Calamity' Jane Edwardsas 'Calamity' Jane Edwards
    Russell Hayden
    Russell Hayden
    • James Abercrombieas James Abercrombie
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Annabelle Dinwiddieas Annabelle Dinwiddie
    William Wright
    William Wright
    • 'Pinkie' Connorsas 'Pinkie' Connors
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Ned McLaneas Ned McLane
    Adele Rowland
    • Hettie Dinwiddieas Hettie Dinwiddie
    Eddie Marr
    Eddie Marr
    • Mike Manleyas Mike Manley
    George McKay
    • Rod Fentonas Rod Fenton
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    • Patas Pat
    • (as James Morton)
    Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane
    • J.N. Petersas J.N. Peters
    Tyler Brooke
    Tyler Brooke
    • Jenkinsas Jenkins
    • (uncredited)
    Romaine Callender
    Romaine Callender
    • Crumpas Crump
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carr
    • Food Vendoras Food Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Curtis
    Billy Curtis
    • Newsboyas Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Blake Edwards
    Blake Edwards
    • Red Arrow Messengeras Red Arrow Messenger
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gardner
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Barton
    • Writers
      • Stanley Rubin(original screenplay)
      • Jack Hartfield(original screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Chorus girl Gloria Carroll inherits one million dollars from Broadway playboy Herbert Dinwiddle. Producer Ned McLane persuades her to advance him the money on a production called "Lucky Legs" that will star her. The will causes problems in two places; Racketeer Pinky Connors is mad as the money is his as Dinwiddle was really his absconding bookkeeper, and, in Elmville, Dinwiddle's two spinster sisters, Annabelle Dinwiddle and Henrietta Dinwiddle, learn they are getting $10,000 each. Pinkie's lawyer suggests he get power-of-attorney over Gloria's funds. Henrietta wants to contest the will, hires a local young law school graduate, Jimmy Abercrombie and the trio set off for New York. Jimmy obtains an injunction against Pinkie that also serves to shut off McLane's credit for "Lucky Legs." To open the show and provide employment for her roommates, "Calamity" Jane Edwards and Jewel Perkins, Gloria offers to settle for $25,000 with Henrietta, who refuses. Annebelle, who likes Gloria, arranges for Pinkie to kidnap her, the ransom being Henrietta's withdrawal of her half of the injunction. Pinkie's henchmen make a mistake and kidnap Annabelle instead. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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    • roommate
    • ransom
    • racketeer
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    • Taglines
      • SHE'LL LEAD YOU A MERRY DANCE...from thrill-seeking B'way to keyhole peeking Park Avenue!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Musical
      • Romance
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Columbia Pictures production number 162.
    • Soundtracks
      Lucky Legs
      Written by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin

    User reviews1

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    Top review
    5/10
    Watch It for the Legs
    Jinx Falkenberg stars in this silly little programmer as a chorine who inherits a million dollars from a nice old man who hung around the stage door entrance. Naturally, his two spinster sisters (one played by Elizabeth Patterson) and the mobsters he stole the money from want the loot -- they all sound like they aspire to talk like Damon Runyon characters. They all evolve complicated schemes to get it. Charles Barton directs this comedy for speed and a large cast of skilled but largely unremembered players run through the plot in this unremarkable yet watchable Columbia B.

    Miss Falkenberg was a well-known personality of the era. She was a top model with a contract with Columbia and a long-running radio show with her husband. With her all-American looks and voice and a South-American provenance, she made a nice back-up to Rita Hayworth. She seems to have had a very satisfactory career for someone who never hit the top. Vehicles like this explain both sides of that dichotomy.
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    • Dec 8, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lo que pueden unas piernas
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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