Lady Luck (1946 film)

Lady Luck
Lady Luck original magazine ad
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 dates	October 18, 1946 (1946-10-18)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$877,000^[1]

Lady Luck is a Hollywood comedy film released in 1946, 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.

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

↑ Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 213.

External links

Lady Luck at the Internet Movie Database
Turner Classic Movies overview
Crowther, Bosley (October 31, 1946). "The Screen; A Gambler's Chance". The New York Times.

Films directed by Edwin L. Marin

The Death Kiss (1932)
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
Bombay Mail (1934)
The Crosby Case (1934)
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)
Paris Interlude (1934)
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Pursuit (1935)
Moonlight Murder (1936)
Speed (1936)
I'd Give My Life (1936)
Sworn Enemy (1936)
All American Chump (1936)
Man of the People (1937)
Everybody Sing (1938)
Listen, Darling (1938)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Fast and Loose (1939)
Society Lawyer (1939)
Maisie (1939)
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
Florian (1940)
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
Hullabaloo (1940)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
Ringside Maisie (1941)
Paris Calling (1941)
A Gentleman After Dark (1942)
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
Invisible Agent (1942)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
Show Business (1944)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Johnny Angel (1945)
Abilene Town (1946)
Young Widow (1946)
Mr. Ace (1946)
Lady Luck (1946)
Nocturne (1946)
Christmas Eve (1947)
Intrigue (1947)
Race Street (1948)
The Younger Brothers (1949)
Canadian Pacific (1949)
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
Colt .45 (1950)
The Cariboo Trail (1950)
Sugarfoot (1951)
Raton Pass (1951)
Fort Worth (1951)

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