Not Rated
1943    86mComedy, Romance
6.338%5.8
Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.
Directed by William A. Seiter

Where to Watch A Lady Takes a Chance

  • Jean ArthurMolly J. Truesdale
  • John WayneDuke Hudkins
  • Phil SilversSmiley Lambert
  • Charles WinningerWaco
  • Mary FieldFlorrie Bendix
  • Don CostelloDrunk
  • John PhilliberStorekeeper
  • Grady SuttonMalcolm Scott
  • Peggy Carroll'Jitterbug' (as Peggy Carroll)
  • Grant WithersBob Hastings
  • Hans ConriedGregg Stone
  • Ariel HeathFlossie
  • Sugar GeiseLinda Belle
  • Joan BlairLilly
  • Tom FaddenMullen
  • Eddy WallerBus Station Attendant (as Ed Waller)
  • Nina QuarteroCarmencita
  • Alex MeleshBartender #1
  • Cy KendallGambling House Boss
  • Paul ScottBartender #2
  • Mister ArnJuly 1, 2025
    “A Lady Takes a Chance” is a romantic comedy that pairs Jean Arthur as a New York woman with John Wayne as a stoic rodeo cowboy she meets while exploring the West. The story is straightforward yet engaging: a city girl ventures into unfamiliar territory, clashes with the cowboy's independence, and gradually finds a connection. Rather than aiming for grand romance, the film leans into quiet charm and the gentle humor of opposites attracting. It’s a film that understands its simplicity and carries it off with an agreeable grin.

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