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Lady Luck is a 1946 American comedy film starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale. The picture tells the story of a professional gambler who falls in love with a woman who hates gambling and tries to reform him.

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Lady Luck
Original magazine ad
Directed by	Edwin L. Marin James Anderson (assistant)
Screenplay by	Lynn Root Frank Fenton
Story by	Herbert Clyde Lewis
Produced by	Warren Duff
Starring	Robert Young Barbara Hale Frank Morgan
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Edited by	Ralph Dawson
Music by	Leigh Harline
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	October 18, 1946 (1946-10-18)[1]
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$877,000[2]

Plot

Mary Audrey can't stand gambling. Her grandfather, William, whom she calls "Gramps," is a compulsive gambler. Mary puts him to work in her Beverly Hills book store to keep him away from his bad habit.

A professional gambler, Larry Scott, places a $200 wager with Gramps, who can't pay up when Larry's horse wins. Larry falls for Mary, however, woos and weds her, then takes her for a Las Vegas honeymoon without revealing his real profession.

Mary discovers the truth and angrily arranges a quick divorce. Sacramento Sam, gambler pal of Larry's, hatches a scheme with the casino's help. Mary will be permitted to win $500 gambling by the house, with Larry and Sam secretly covering the bet. Maybe she won't hate gambling so much this way.

It works, but too well. Mary begins genuinely winning and won't quit. Larry and Sam go broke covering her bets. Larry returns to Beverly Hills, where he finds Gramps running a bookie operation out of the book store. They go back to Vegas and have everything riding on one last game of poker, which Gramps loses deliberately so Larry can win the money and Mary's heart.

Cast

• Robert Young as Larry
• Barbara Hale as Mary
• Frank Morgan as Gramps
• James Gleason as Sacramento Sam
• Douglas Morrow as Morgan

Release

External links

• Lady Luck at IMDb
• Turner Classic Movies overview
• Crowther, Bosley (October 31, 1946). "The Screen; A Gambler's Chance". The New York Times.

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