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Mr. Lucky (1943)

Mr. Lucky poster
Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A smooth-talking gambler plans to scam a rich woman but starts to fall for her. Set just before World War II, their budding romance complicates his con.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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