Lady Luck (1946 film)
Lady Luck is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Robert Young, Barbara Hale and Frank Morgan. It was  produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. The picture tells the story of a professional gambler who falls in love with a woman who hates gambling and tries to reform him. 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
 Don Rice as Eddie
 Harry Davenport as 	Judge Martin
 Lloyd Corrigan as 	Little Joe
 Teddy Hart as 	Little Guy
 Joseph Vitale as 	Happy Johnson
 Douglas Morrow as Morgan
 Myrna Dell as Mabel
 Mary Field as Miss Field
 Al Hill as Herman, Roulette Dealer 
 Kenneth MacDonald as Masters, Casino Manager
 William Hall as Mabel's Boyfriend
 Russell Simpson as Daniel Boone 
 Forrest Taylor as 	General Sherman 
 Nancy Saunders as 	Manicurist

References

Bibliography
 Neibaur, James L. The RKO Features: A Complete Filmography of the Feature Films Released Or Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, 1929-1960. McFarland, 1994. Parish, James Robert & Mank, Gregory W. The Hollywood Reliables. Arlington House, 1980. External links

Turner Classic Movies overview

1946 romantic comedy films
1946 films
Films directed by Edwin L. Marin
Films about gambling
RKO Pictures films
American romantic comedy films
Films scored by Leigh Harline
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
Films set in the Las Vegas Valley