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A Lady Takes a Chance is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Henry Hathaway released in USA on 19 august 1943 with Jean Arthur
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
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Add to a movie listA Lady Takes a Chance is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Jean Arthur and John Wayne. Written by Robert Ardrey and based on a story by Jo Swerling, the film is about a New York working girl who travels to the American West on a bus tour and meets and falls in love with a handsome rodeo cowboy. The film was produced for RKO Radio Pictures by Frank Ross, who was Arthur's husband at the time. The supporting cast features comedian Phil Silvers.
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Dans les années 1930 à New York, Molly J. Truesdale est une employée de banque rêvant de grands espaces. Elle s'offre un circuit en bus dans l'Ouest sauvage qui la mène en Oregon. Là, elle rencontre Duke Hudkins qui concourt en itinérant dans des rodéos, accompagné par son partenaire Waco...Actors
Jean Arthur
(Molly J. Truesdale)
John Wayne
(Duke Hudkins)
Charles Winninger
(Waco)
Phil Silvers
(Smiley Lambert)
Mary Field
(Florrie Bendix)
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