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A Lady Takes a Chance

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.4K
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John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
ComedyRomanceWestern
Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
    • William A. Seiter
    • Robert Ardrey(screenplay)
    • Jo Swerling(story)
    • Garson Kanin(unconfirmed)
  • Stars
    • Jean Arthur
    • John Wayne
    • Charles Winninger
    • William A. Seiter
    • Robert Ardrey(screenplay)
    • Jo Swerling(story)
    • Garson Kanin(unconfirmed)
  • Stars
    • Jean Arthur
    • John Wayne
    • Charles Winninger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne and Grant Withers in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    Jean Arthur and Hans Conried in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne, Jean Arthur, Bud Geary, Cy Kendall, Mike Lally, and Charles Winninger in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne, Jean Arthur, and Charles Winninger in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    Jean Arthur and Charles Winninger in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne, Jean Arthur, and Charles Winninger in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
    John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

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    Jean Arthur
    Jean Arthur
    • Molly J. Truesdale
    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Duke Hudkins
    Charles Winninger
    Charles Winninger
    • Waco
    Phil Silvers
    Phil Silvers
    • Smiley Lambert
    Mary Field
    Mary Field
    • Florrie Bendix
    Don Costello
    Don Costello
    • Drunk
    John Philliber
    • Storekeeper
    Grady Sutton
    Grady Sutton
    • Malcolm Scott
    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
    • Linda Belle
    Joan Blair
    • Lilly
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    • Mullen
    Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    • Bus Station Attendant
    • (as Ed Waller)
    Nina Quartero
    Nina Quartero
    • Carmencita
    Alex Melesh
    • Bartender #1
      • William A. Seiter
      • Robert Ardrey(screenplay)
      • Jo Swerling(story)
      • Garson Kanin(unconfirmed) (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Although his character in the film is named Duke Hudkins, John Wayne got his nickname "The Duke" long before. In his early teens living in Glendale, California, Wayne had a dog named Duke. They were so inseparable that family and friends called them Little Duke and Big Duke. For Wayne, who soon entered high school theatrical productions, the name stuck.
    • Goofs
      The story takes place in 1938 many years before wash and wear and permapress, yet Jean Arthur's single outfit remains constantly clean and wrinkle free despite her many misadventures, including sleeping all night on the open desert.
    • Quotes

      Waco: Remember what you told me? "Women is like socks... you gotta change 'em regular."

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood Hist-o-Rama: John Wayne (1961)
    • Soundtracks
      Swingin' at the Cotton Club
      Written by Bob Bell

      Performed by The Three Peppers

    User reviews24

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    7/10
    I expected a John Wayne movie!
    I thought I was going to see a John Wayne shoot-em-up western, but instead I got a fun black and white comedy. The only western action is in watching the rodeo scenes. John Wayne plays a total cowboy-- he is stuck in his cowboy ways and loves his horse more than anything else. Although John Wayne's character is prominent in the story, he is obviously not the lead. His character was there for Jean Arthur to play against. I will go as far as saying that the part of Duke Hudkins could have been played by another actor. Even without the John Wayne touch, the movie would have been just as good because of Jean Arthur as Molly Truesdale. It was a good role for Jean Arthur, and she made it the best it could be. This was her movie, and she got top billing.

    I love her voice!
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    • stevehaynie
    • Jan 2, 2005

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1943 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Frank Ross Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
      • Black and White

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