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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

A Lady Takes a Chance poster
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genre
Western film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from New York takes a bus tour to the American West and meets a rodeo cowboy. They get to know each other and romance begins to develop.

lightheartedplayfulupbeatromanticwhimsicalgently comedicold-fashioned

What happens

A Lady Takes a Chance is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Jean Arthur and John Wayne. Written by Robert Ardrey and based on a story by Jo Swerling, the film is about a New York working girl who travels to the American West on a bus tour and meets and falls in love with a handsome rodeo cowboy. The film was produced for RKO Radio Pictures by Frank Ross, who was Arthur's husband at the time. The supporting cast features Phil Silvers, Hans Conried, Charles Winninger and Mary Field. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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