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Director
  
Lewis R. Foster

Cinematography
  
Ernest Laszlo

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Music director
  
Heinz Eric Roemheld

Genres
  
Comedy, Crime Fiction

Country
  
United States

The Lucky Stiff movie poster

Release date
  
January 29, 1949 (1949-01-29) (United States)

Based on
  
the novel The Lucky Stiff  by Craig Rice

Writer
  
Lewis R. Foster (screenplay), Craig Rice (novel)

Cast
  
Dorothy Lamour
(Anna Marie St Claire),
Brian Donlevy
(John J. Malone),
Claire Trevor
(Marguerite Seaton),
Irene Hervey
(Mrs. Eve Childers),
Marjorie Rambeau
(Hattie Hatfield),
Robert Armstrong
(Insp. Von Flanagan)

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The Lucky Stiff is a 1949 American comedy crime film directed by Lewis R. Foster, starring Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy, and Claire Trevor. The film is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Craig Rice.

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The Lucky Stiff was produced by famous comedian Jack Benny, the only feature film he ever produced, through his production company, Amusement Enterprises.

Plot

Lawyer John Malone (Donlevy) is an ardent admirer of the sultry night-club singer Anna Marie St. Clair (Lamour). After meeting her at the club, he is present when her boss is killed, and she is arrested for the crime. Anna Marie is sentenced to death, so Malone and his secretary Maggie Seaton (Trevor) set out to find the real murderer, who is probably also responsible for a protection racket Malone is investigating.

At the last possible moment, Anna Marie is saved from execution. When she learns that the newspapers have reported that she is dead, she decides to use her status as a "corpse" to her advantage. Millie Dale, her replacement at the nightclub, is also killed. Malone concludes that nightclub owner Eddie Britt has been behind the scheme all along but that Anna Marie, in love with Britt, was also complicit. Police inspector Von Flanagan ends up placing Anna Marie back under arrest, while Malone places a kiss on Maggie.

Cast

  • Dorothy Lamour as Anna Marie St. Claire
  • Brian Donlevy as John J. Malone
  • Claire Trevor as Marguerite "Maggie" Seaton
  • Irene Hervey as Mrs. Childers
  • Marjorie Rambeau as Hattie Hatfield
  • Robert Armstrong as Inspector Von Flanagan
  • Warner Anderson as Eddie Britt
  • Virginia Patton as Millie Dale
  • Richard Gaines as District Attorney Logan
  • Joe Sawyer as Tony
  • Larry J. Blake as Louie Perez
  • Billy Vine as Joe "The Angel" Di Angelo
  • Bob Hopkins as MacDougal
  • Sidney Miller as Bernstein
  • Charles Meredith as Mr. Childers
  • Jimmy Ames as Rico Di Angelo

    • References

    The Lucky Stiff Wikipedia
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    The Lucky Stiff IMDb The Lucky Stiff themoviedb.org