Take a Chance

Released: November 25, 1933 (1933)

Runtime: 90 minutes

Genres: Music, Comedy

Take a Chance was based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, though only one of the original songs, Eadie Was a Lady, has been retained. The thinnish plot involves the misadventures of a pair of pickpockets, played on Broadway by Jack Haley and Sid Silvers and on film by James Dunn and Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Charles Richman as Andrew Raleigh
Age at release: 68
Robert Gleckler as Mike Caruso
Age at release: 46
Cliff Edwards as Louie Webb
Age at release: 38
James Dunn as Duke Stanley
Age at release: 32
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Kenneth Raleigh
Age at release: 29
Lilian Bond as Thelma Green
Age at release: 25
Lillian Roth as Wanda Hill
Age at release: 22
Dorothy Lee as Consuelo Raleigh
Age at release: 22
June Knight as Toni Ray
Age at release: 20
Lona Andre as Miss Miami Beach
Age at release: 18

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George McKay as Steve, Stage Manager
Age at release: 49
Harry Shannon as Bartender
Age at release: 43
Marjorie Kane as Dancehall Girl
Age at release: 24
Vivian Vance as Dancehall Girl
Age at release: 24
Enrico Caruso Jr. as Bit Role
Age at release: Unknown
Mildred Webb as Dancehall Girl
Age at release: Unknown