Take a Chance (1933)
Take a Chance was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, though only one of the original songs, Eadie Was a Lady, has been retained. The thinnish plot involves the misadventures of a pair of pickpockets, played on Broadway by Jack Haley and Sid Silvers and on film by James Dunn and Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards.
- Date of release
- 1933-11-25
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Director
- Monte Brice, Laurence Schwab
Casting
- James Dunn — Duke Stanley
- June Knight — Toni Ray
- Lillian Roth — Wanda Hill
- Cliff Edwards — Louie Webb
- Lilian Bond — Thelma Green
- Dorothy Lee — Consuelo Raleigh
- Lona Andre — Miss Miami Beach
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers — Kenneth Raleigh
- Charles Richman — Andrew Raleigh
- Robert Gleckler — Mike Caruso
- Harry Shannon — Bartender
- George McKay — Steve, Stage Manager
Interesting facts
Take a Chance is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Monte Brice and Laurence Schwab and written by Monte Brice, Buddy G. DeSylva, Laurence Schwab, Sid Silvers and Richard A. Whiting. It is based on the musical of the same name. The film stars James Dunn, June Knight, Lillian Roth, Cliff Edwards, Lilian Bond, Dorothy Lee and Lona Andre. The film was released on October 27, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.
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