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Take a Chance (1933)

Take a Chance poster
Directed by
Laurence Schwab, Monte Brice
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to make it in show business. She gets mixed up with a gambler and a string of comic mishaps.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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