A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

Action / Comedy / Romance / Western

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1601 1.6K

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Plot summary

A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.

Director

William A. Seiter Photo
William A. Seiter

Top cast

Charles Meakin Photo
Charles Meakin as Bus Passenger
Bobby Barber Photo
Bobby Barber as Gambler
J.W. Cody Photo
J.W. Cody as Indian Bellhop
Mary Field Photo
Mary Field as Florrie Bendix
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703.98 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
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1.35 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dglink 7 / 10

An Unlikely Match Made in Hollywood

A lady who attracts suitors like flies meets a man who has women circling around him like bees to honey. Molly Truesdale, a young woman from Manhattan, takes a 14-day bus tour of the American West, where a rodeo cowboy is flipped from his horse and lands on her. Talk about meeting cute, and talk about offbeat casting. Pert and pretty comedienne, Jean Arthur, is the lady swatting away unwelcome men, while tall and tough John Wayne is Duke Hudkins, who wants to remain unattached and play the field. Actually, the two unlikely co-stars work quite well together, and Wayne's charm and Arthur's delightful voice and personality hold "A Lady Takes a Chance" together.Burdened with a generic title that does not relate to the story, the film also suffers from Robert Ardrey's predictable screenplay, adapted from a Jo Swerling story. Despite a relatively short running time, the plot droops from time to time, and needless repetition in a hitchhiking sequence, reminiscent of "It Happened One Night," feels like padding. A few detours into a night sleeping outdoors on the prairie, the diagnosis and treatment of a sick horse, and a home-made dinner in a motel fall flat; howling coyotes are stale, horse pneumonia is boring, and the qualities of lamb chops irrelevant. However, Phil Silvers as Smiley Lambert, an overly enthusiastic tour guide on the bus, is a bright spot, although he has only two brief sequences. Silvers is much missed when off screen, and his presence would have enlivened the film immensely. Charles Winniger as Waco, Duke's sidekick, is diverting, as is Mary Field, a gossipy fellow tourist on the bus. Molly's trio of suitors, Grady Sutton, Hans Conried, and Grant Withers, illustrate why the unfortunate lady needs a long trip away from New York."A Lady Takes a Chance" depends too heavily on the chemistry and talents of the two unlikely co-stars. While the film is fitfully amusing, audience interest will depend on their desire to see John Wayne or Jean Arthur or the two together; fans of either or both will not be disappointed, but others who are looking for a hilarious screwball comedy may be disappointed.
Reviewed by stevehaynie 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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