Cary Grant
Joe Adams/Joe Bascopolous
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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.
Crunk. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Joe Adams (Cary Grant) is as clever as they come. Certain that he'll be called up during World War II, Joe nabs the draft papers...
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Jul 8, 2014 · Warner Bros. 288K subscribers. Subscribed. 54. 6.3K views 9 years ago. A gangster film with a blend of comedy and heart, "Mr. Lucky" has it all. Joe Adams doesn't play the odds. He makes...
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A gambling-ship owner is out to fleece a beautiful society woman, but falls in love. Cast & Crew. Read More. H. C. Potter. Director. Cary Grant. Joe "the Greek" Adams/Joe Bascopolous. Laraine Day. Dorothy Bryant. Charles Bickford. Hard Swede. Gladys Cooper. Captain Steadman. Alan Carney.
Joe Adams, a smoothly suave professional gambler and con man, assumes the 4-F identity of Joe Bascapolous, a small-time Greek career criminal now deceased, in order to avoid being drafted. The cynical Adams, stuck with an unsuccessful gambling ship, insinuates himself into a charity for war refugees by charming one of its directors, beautiful ...
The story of Joe Adams, a draft dodger, who is involved in illegal gambling, makes great sense because at the end, when all was said and done, he does the right thing and redeems himself. Joe is a gambler at heart; it takes a beautiful woman to transform him into a caring man who will do good, in spite of what his original intentions were.
