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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

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Release Date: Aug 19, 1943 Wide

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Manhattan working girl Jean Arthur bids goodbye to her three erstwhile suitors (Grant Withers, Hans Conried and Grady Sutton) to take a bus tour of the west. En route, she meets handsome rodeo-star John Wayne, whose bucking bronco hurls him directly into her lap. Stranded in a tank town with Wayne and his sidekick Charles Winninger, Arthur is introduced to the sort of frontier activities not covered by the tour books: gambling, boozing and brawling. Not surprisingly, Arthur wants to hightail it

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Western, Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: William A. Seiter , Henry Hathaway

Written By: Robert Ardrey, Jo Swerling

In Theaters: Aug 19, 1943 Wide

On DVD: Jan 21, 2003

Cast

Jean Arthur
Mollie Truesdale
John Wayne
Duke Hudkins
Charles Winninger
Waco
Phil Silvers
Smiley Lambert
Mary Field
Florrie Bendix
Don Costello
Drunk
John Philliber
Storekeeper
Grady Sutton
Malcolm
Grant Withers
Bob
Hans Conried
Gregg
Peggy Carroll
Jitterbug
Ariel Heath
Flossie
Sugar Geise
Linda Belle
Joan Blair
Lilly
Tom Fadden
Mullen
Charles D. Brown
Dr. Humbolt
Cy Kendall
Gambling House Boss
Alex Melesh
Bartender
Jean Stevens
Jitterbug
Eddy Waller
Bus station attendant
Butch and Buddy
Paul Scott
2nd Bartender
Nena Quartaro
Carmencita

Critic Reviews for A Lady Takes a Chance

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War era comedy is nice turn for John Wayne, co-starring radiant Jean Arthur.

March 2, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

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In this light, minor fare, made before he became a star, Wayne is cast as Duke Hudkins (Duke was his nickname), an easy-going rodeo rider who treasures his indpendence. .

January 24, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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A lightweight romantic comedy that's pleasing because of the easygoing relationship between stars Jean Arthur and John Wayne.

September 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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This is really a combination of a lot of different genres and has interesting moments, it just doesn't really go anywhere. The only praise I have for it is John Wayne, he still manages to be charming and cool. I think it fails mainly in that it takes the perspective of Jean Arthur's character when she really isn't all that strong.

August 24, 2010

Conner Rainwater

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Silly comedy of opposites attracting with Arthur and Wayne the oil and water couple. They don't have the greatest chemistry but with each doing their patented bit the film is easy enough to take.

April 21, 2010