Lucky Me

Lucky Me (1954)

The fastest-paced pleasure that ever spread a wide smile across the face of the screen!

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.

Date of release
1954-04-09
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
Jack Donohue

Casting

Interesting facts

Lucky Me is a 1954 American musical comedy film starring Doris Day, Robert Cummings and Phil Silvers. It was the first musical film produced in the CinemaScope process and filmed in Warnercolor.

Production

Doris Day had begun to suffer from panic attacks before filming began and continually delayed the project in spite of pressure exerted by Warner Bros. Pictures. She was also unhappy with the script, writing in her 1976 autobiography Her Own Story: "Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker, and Eddie Foy, Jr., were all talented, funny people, but I knew by now that no amount of talent can overcome an inferior script, especially if it is a comed…

Angie Dickinson made her debut in the film after having won the chance as the result of a television contest. She has an uncredited bit part in the party scene. Cummings' singing voice was provided by Hal Derwin. During one of the performances, the Warner Pathé News logo and rooster makes a cameo appearance.

The role played by Robert Cummings was originally intended for Gordon MacRae, who had previously worked with Doris Day several times. Cummings was cast in September 1953. In October 1953, Warner Bros. announced that filming would be delayed to allow Day to recover from nervous exhaustion.

Location shooting for the film took place in Miami. Martha Hyer, who had been cast on the strength of her performance in So Big later recalled "Doris was not feeling well during the filming of Lucky Me but never showed it. She was always smiling and had the rare quality of making people feel good just by being near her."

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