''Take a Chance'' is a 1933 American

Pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Monte Brice Monte Brice (July 12, 1891 – November 8, 1962) was a writer, producer, and director of films in the United States. In 1926, he was promoted from scenario writer to director and given a five-year contract with Famous Players-Lasky. A 1928 artic ...

and Laurence Schwab and written by Monte Brice,

Buddy G. DeSylva George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs and, along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he co-founded Capitol Recor ...

, Laurence Schwab,

Sid Silvers Sid Silvers (January 16, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York – August 20, 1976 in Brooklyn) was an American actor, comedian, lyricist, and writer. Silvers began his career in vaudeville in the early 1920s as a comedy partner of Phil Baker. As part of ...

and Richard A. Whiting. It is based on the musical of the same name. The film stars James Dunn, June Knight,

Lillian Roth Lillian Roth (December 13, 1910 – May 12, 1980) was an American singer and actress. Her life story was told in the 1955 film '' I'll Cry Tomorrow'', in which she was portrayed by Susan Hayward, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best ...

Cliff Edwards Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standar ...

Lilian Bond Lilian Bond (January 18, 1908 – January 25, 1991) was an English-American actress based in the United States. Life and career Bond was born in London and made her first professional stage appearance at the age of 14 in the pantomime ''Dic ...

, Dorothy Lee and Lona Andre. The film was released on October 27, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Cast

* James Dunn as Duke Stanley * June Knight as Toni Ray *

as Wanda Hill *

as Louie Webb *

as Thelma Green * Dorothy Lee as Consuelo Raleigh * Lona Andre as Miss Miami Beach *

Charles "Buddy" Rogers Charles Edward "Buddy" Rogers (August 13, 1904 – April 21, 1999) was an American film actor and musician. During the peak of his popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s he was publicized as "America's Boyfriend". Life and career Early ...

as Kenneth Raleigh * Charles Richman as Andrew Raleigh *Robert Gleckler as Mike Caruso * Harry Shannon as Bartender

References

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* 1933 films American comedy films 1933 comedy films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films Films based on musicals 1930s English-language films Films directed by Monte Brice 1930s American films English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub