Mr. Lucky

Jul 1, 1943

1h 40m

★ 7.0

"You're society. I' m just one of the mob. To you a guy like me is poison!"

Overview

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Mr. Lucky Trailers

Cast

Joe Adams

Cary Grant

Dorothy Bryant

Laraine Day

Hard Swede

Charles Bickford

Captain Veronica Steadman

Gladys Cooper

Crunk

Alan Carney

Mr. Bryant

Henry Stephenson

Zepp

Paul Stewart

Mrs. Mary Ostrander

Kay Johnson

Henchman

Erford Gage

Commissioner Hargraves

Walter Kingsford

Mrs. Van Every

Florence Bates

Gambler (uncredited)

Sam Ash

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