{"id":49256,"date":"2020-07-11T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T05:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49256"},"modified":"2021-01-15T21:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T04:36:24","slug":"lady-takes-a-chance-a-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49256","title":{"rendered":"Lady Takes a Chance, A (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Any fella that can love a horse can love a girl.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-63584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-1031x1536.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-1375x2048.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-181x270.jpg 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Poster-scaled.jpg 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young woman (Jean Arthur) with several competing suitors (Grant Withers, Grady Sutton, and Hans Conried) travels across the country on a tour bus and is accidentally stranded in a small town with a cowboy (John Wayne) she meets at the local rodeo. Will Arthur be able to make her way back to the bus &#8212; and will she and Wayne resolve their differences so romance can bloom?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hans Conried Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Arthur Films<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis enjoyable romantic comedy features an unlikely lead duo (Arthur and Wayne) who have surprising on-screen chemistry together. The screenplay, based on a story by Jo Swerling, cleverly shows how desirable Arthur is back at home before she heads off on her adventure: she isn&#8217;t a desperate spinster by any means, thus making her would-be romance with &#8220;exotic&#8221; Wayne more intriguing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Suitors3.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a film made in 1943, Wayne is refreshingly frank in his desire to sleep with Arthur but not marry her &#8212; and if their quibbles inevitably resolve the way we suspect they will, their travails together are an enjoyable enough diversion to make this worth a one-time look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the romantic leads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2-1024x737.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2-1024x737.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lady-Takes-a-Chance-Wayne-Arthur2.png 1411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0036092\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1943\/09\/16\/archives\/at-the-paramount.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/73057\/lady-takes-a-chance-a\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Any fella that can love a horse can love a girl.&#8221; Synopsis: A young woman (Jean Arthur) with several competing suitors (Grant Withers, Grady Sutton, and Hans Conried) travels across the country on a tour bus and is accidentally stranded in a small town with a cowboy (John Wayne) she meets at the local rodeo. Will Arthur be able to make her way back to the bus &#8212; and will she and Wayne resolve their differences so romance can bloom?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49256\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49256"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63585,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49256\/revisions\/63585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}