Mr. Lucky (1943)
Overview
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 3.007 |
Directed By
H. C. Potter
Crew
George Barnes
David Hempstead
Milton Holmes
Milton Holmes
H. C. Potter
Adrian Scott
Albert S. D'Agostino
Mark-Lee Kirk
William Cameron Menzies
Theron Warth
Claude E. Carpenter
Renié
Darrell Silvera
Vernon L. Walker
Harry Scott
Roy Webb
Mel Berns
James G. Stewart
C. Bakaleinikoff
Richard Van Hessen
TOP CAST
Cary Grant
Joe Adams
Laraine Day
Dorothy Bryant
Charles Bickford
Hard Swede
Gladys Cooper
Captain Veronica Steadman
Alan Carney
Crunk
Henry Stephenson
Mr. Bryant
Paul Stewart
Zepp
Kay Johnson
Mrs. Mary Ostrander
Erford Gage
Henchman
Walter Kingsford
Commissioner Hargraves
Florence Bates
Mrs. Van Every
Sam Ash
Gambler (uncredited)
Edwin August
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Passerby (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Siga (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Gaffer - Henchman (uncredited)
George Calliga
Gambler (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Mr. Comstock (uncredited)
Rita Corday
Girl (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Detective (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Detective (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Draft Board Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Gambler (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Foster - Dorothy's Butler (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Stevedore (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Gambler (uncredited)
Ray Flynn
Policeman (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
War Relief Worker (uncredited)
J. C. Fowler
Gambler (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Reporter (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord
War Relief Worker (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Dealer (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dealer (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Stevedore (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Gambler (uncredited)
Ariel Heath
Girl (uncredited)
Frank Henry
Reporter on Street (uncredited)
Lew Hicks
Dock Worker (uncredited)
Chet Huntley
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Dorothy's Chauffeur (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan
Mr. McDougal (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Dock Worker (uncredited)
Max Linder
Gambler (uncredited)
Pat McKee
Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Gambler (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Slot Machine Workman (uncredited)
Daphne Moore
Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Gambling Room Doorman (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Gambler (uncredited)
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