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Mr. Lucky is a 1943 romance film directed by H.C. Potter, starring Cary Grant and Laraine Day. It recounts the tale of an attraction between a shady gambler and a wealthy socialite in the days prior to the United States entering World War II.
Mr. Lucky: Directed by H.C. Potter. With Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper. A gambler has plans to swindle money from a charity program, but starts to have second thoughts when he falls for a rich society girl.
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- Comedy, Crime, Romance
- H.C. Potter
- 1943-07-01
Though there are differences between the short story and the film, particularly in terms of the endings, the basic plot is similar. Mr. Lucky would be a top-grossing film for RKIO and would also lead to a television series by the same name, consisting of 34 episodes between 1959-1960 on CBS.
Jun 3, 2014 · For his so-called “breakout” role, the film Grant selected for 1943—there would be only one more that year—was Mr. Lucky. Because it appealed to him, Grant selected an original idea by Milton Holmes, who had no writing experience.
Mr. Lucky would go on to be RKO's biggest grosser since 1939's Gunga Din. A TV series produced by Blake Edwards would follow. 34 episodes of Mr. Lucky aired from October 1959 to June 1960 on CBS.
- H. C. Potter, Harry Scott
- Cary Grant
1943. Directed by H. C. Potter. “You’re society. I’ m just one of the mob. To you a guy like me is poison!” A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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One of Cary Grant's most financially successful 1940s vehicles, Mr. Lucky finds Grant atypically cast as a shifty, out-for-number-one gambler. Having dodged the draft by adopting the identity of a dead man, Grant sets his sights on purchasing a fancy gambling ship.
