Lady Luck (1946 film)
Lady Luck is a 1946 American comedy film starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale. The picture tells the story of a professional gambler who falls in love with a woman who hates gambling.
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| Directed by | Edwin L. Marin James Anderson (assistant) |
| Written by | Herbert Clyde Lewis (story) Frank Fenton Lynn Root |
| Starring | Robert Young Barbara Hale Frank Morgan |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | October 18, 1946[1] |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $877,000[2] |
Plot
Mary Audrey can't stand gambling. Her grandfather, William, whom she calls "Gramps," is a compulsive gambler. Mary puts him to work in her Beverly Hills book store to keep him away from his bad habit.
A professional gambler, Larry Scott, places a $200 wager with Gramps, who can't pay up when Larry's horse wins. Larry falls for Mary, however, woos and weds her, then takes her for a Las Vegas honeymoon without revealing his real profession.
Mary discovers the truth and angrily arranges a quick divorce. Sacramento Sam, gambler pal of Larry's, hatches a scheme with the casino's help. Mary will be permitted to win $500 gambling by the house, with Larry and Sam secretly covering the bet. Maybe she won't hate gambling so much this way.
It works, but too well. Mary begins genuinely winning and won't quit. Larry and Sam go broke covering her bets. Larry returns to Beverly Hills, where he finds Gramps running a bookie operation out of the book store. They go back to Vegas and have everything riding on one last game of poker, which Gramps loses deliberately so Larry can win the money and Mary's heart.
Cast
- Robert Young as Larry
- Barbara Hale as Mary
- Frank Morgan as Gramps
- James Gleason as Sacramento Sam
- Douglas Morrow as Morgan
Release
- "Lady Luck: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 213.
External links
- Lady Luck at IMDb
- Turner Classic Movies overview
- Crowther, Bosley (October 31, 1946). "The Screen; A Gambler's Chance". The New York Times.