''Lucky Devils'' is a 1933 American

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

about group of Hollywood stuntmen and their dangerous daredevil stunt work, starring

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and

Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot (born Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr.; April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor, best remembered as Jack Driscoll (character), Jack Driscoll in ''King Kong (1933 film), King Kong'' (1933) and for his roles in films ...

, and features an early appearance by Lon Chaney Jr.

Plot

Cast

* William Boyd as Skipper Clark (as Bill Boyd) * Bruce Cabot as Happy White *

William Gargan William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905February 17, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Be ...

as Bob Hughes * William Bakewell as Slugger Jones * Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankie (as Creighton Chaney) * Bob Rose as Rusty (as Robert Rose) * Dorothy Wilson as Fran Whitley * Julie Haydon as Doris Jones * Sylvia Picker as Midge *

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as Neville Silverman *

Edwin Stanley Edwin Stanley (November 22, 1880 – December 25, 1944), was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1916 and 1946. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. On Broadway, Stanley appear ...

as Mr. Spence * Roscoe Ates as Gabby (as Rosco Ates) * Phyllis Fraser as Toots * Betty Furness as Ginger *

Alan Roscoe Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933. Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...

as Mr. Hacket * Rochelle Hudson as Movie Star

Production

The film is based on an original story written by real-life stuntman Bob Rose and is noteworthy for being produced by

David O. Selznick David O. Selznick (May 10, 1902June 22, 1965) was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced '' Gone with the Wind'' (1939) and ''Rebecca'' (1940), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture. ...

and Merian C. Cooper, who would work together on 1933's groundbreaking '' King Kong''.

Reception

The film ended up making a profit of $65,000.

References

External links

* * 1933 drama films 1933 films American drama films American black-and-white films Films about stunt performers Films about filmmaking Films directed by Ralph Ince 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub