A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
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- Passed
- 1h 26min
- Comedy, Romance
- 19 Aug 1943 (USA)
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Jean Arthur | ... |
Molly J. Truesdale
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John Wayne | ... |
Duke Hudkins
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Charles Winninger | ... |
Waco
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Phil Silvers | ... |
Smiley Lambert
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Mary Field | ... |
Florrie Bendix
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Don Costello | ... |
Drunk
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John Philliber | ... |
Storekeeper
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Grady Sutton | ... |
Malcolm Scott
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Jean Stevens | ... |
'Jitterbug'
(as Peggy Carroll)
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Grant Withers | ... |
Bob Hastings
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Hans Conried | ... |
Gregg Stone
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Ariel Heath | ... |
Flossie
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Sugar Geise | ... |
Linda Belle
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Joan Blair | ... |
Lilly
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Tom Fadden | ... |
Mullen
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Eddy Waller | ... |
Bus Station Attendant
(as Ed Waller)
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Nina Quartero | ... |
Carmencita
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Alex Melesh | ... |
Bartender #1
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Cy Kendall | ... |
Gambling House Boss
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Paul Scott | ... |
Bartender #2
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Charles D. Brown | ... |
Dr. G.W. Humboldt
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Billy Lenhart | ... |
Butch
(as Butch and Buddy)
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Kenneth Brown | ... |
Buddy
(as Butch and Buddy)
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The Three Peppers | ... |
Speciality Act
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Polly Bailey | ... |
Beggar Woman (uncredited)
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Bobby Barber | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Benny Bartlett | ... |
Henry (uncredited)
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Hank Bell | ... |
Mustached Gold City Cowboy (uncredited)
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Joseph E. Bernard | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Eddie Borden | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Rudy Bowman | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Roy Bucko | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Fred Burns | ... |
Team Driver (uncredited)
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Lane Chandler | ... |
Slim (uncredited)
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Robert Cherry | ... |
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
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J.W. Cody | ... |
Indian Bellhop (uncredited)
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Monte Collins | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Armand Cortes | ... |
Al (uncredited)
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Victor Cox | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Jack Daley | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Roy Darmour | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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George DeNormand | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Eddie Dew | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Bert Dillard | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Herbert Evans | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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George Ford | ... |
Wealthy Young Man (uncredited)
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Clem Fuller | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Bud Geary | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Jack Gordon | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Fred Graham | ... |
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
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Dorothy Granger | ... |
Hot Dog Girl (uncredited)
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Ralf Harolde | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Warren Jackson | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Ray Jones | ... |
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Dorcas Matthews | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Frank McCarroll | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Robert McKenzie | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Charles Meakin | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Frank Melton | ... |
Otto (uncredited)
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Kansas Moehring | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Patsy Moran | ... |
Counter Girl (uncredited)
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Horace Murphy | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Jack O'Shea | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Artie Ortego | ... |
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
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Ronald R. Rondell | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Syd Saylor | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Harry Semels | ... |
Greek (uncredited)
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Allen D. Sewall | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Mysty Shot | ... |
Sammy - Horse (uncredited)
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Clarence Straight | ... |
Henry (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Hank Worden | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Seiter |
Written by
Robert Ardrey | ... | (screenplay) |
Jo Swerling | ... | (story) |
Garson Kanin | ... | (unconfirmed) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
Produced by
Frank Ross | ... | producer |
Richard Ross | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Roy Webb |
Cinematography by
Frank Redman | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Theron Warth |
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Alfred Herman |
Set Decoration by
A. Roland Fields | ... | (as Al Fields) |
Darrell Silvera |
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Aldrich | ... | second assistant director |
Dewey Starkey | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Roy Meadows | ... | recording director |
James G. Stewart | ... | re-recording mixer (as James Stewart) |
Terry Kellum | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker | ... | special effects |
Stunts
George DeNormand | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Fred Graham | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Allen Pomeroy | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1943) (Canada) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1943) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures de México (1943) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1943) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures do Brazil (1943) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures of Cuba (1943) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Radio Pictures of Panama (1943) (Panama) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Phoenix Films (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1954) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Nord Video (1981) (Norway) (VHS) (Beta) (Video 2000)
- Hygo Television Films (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Mon Inter Comerz (2016) (Spain)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 1938, an unmarried New York City bank clerk facing her 40th birthday ,Mollie Truesdale (Jean Arthur), with a trio of unsuitable suitors, 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 |
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Taglines | Love and Laughs on the Loose! SHE wants to stretch her one big moment into a lifetime...HE thinks love's a swell one-evening pastime! (Print Ad-Washington Observer, ((Washington, Penna.)) 30 December 1943) See more » |
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Did You Know?
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. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in John Wayne (1961). See more » |
Soundtracks | Swingin' at the Cotton Club See more » |
Quotes |
Waco:
Remember what you told me? "Women is like socks... you gotta change 'em regular." See more » |