Take a Chance

1933
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1h 22m

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James Dunn, June Knight, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Lillian Roth in Take a Chance (1933)

From a team 2 girls and 2 not-straight men, a girl leaves to be a star, other stays to keep the boys straight. The star comes back with a producer, who falls in love with the girl who stayed... Read allFrom a team 2 girls and 2 not-straight men, a girl leaves to be a star, other stays to keep the boys straight. The star comes back with a producer, who falls in love with the girl who stayed. There are hurdles, the 2 men, and her IOU.From a team 2 girls and 2 not-straight men, a girl leaves to be a star, other stays to keep the boys straight. The star comes back with a producer, who falls in love with the girl who stayed. There are hurdles, the 2 men, and her IOU.

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6.4/10

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Trivia
A lengthy musical number, "New Deal Rhythm," of which only a short segment now remains, was removed from the feature during the editing process and released separately as a short subject.

Goofs
The costume of the Indian (Native American) girl in the Daniel Boone sketch is decorated with swastikas. This symbol was used by Indians in India, not in America. Since Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in the year the movie was released, it also had well-known Nazi associations.

Quotes
Duke Stanley: Why, have you ever heard our honesty questioned?
Wanda Hill: I have never even heard it mentioned.

Crazy credits
The credits appear on a series of billboards at the side of a country road.

Connections
Referenced in The Beales of Grey Gardens (2006)

Soundtracks
It's Only a Paper Moon
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Billy Rose
Sung by June Knight and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

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6/10

Lilian Roth Sings "Eadie Was A Lady"

James Dunn and Cliff Edwards leave the carnival life when they are rooked by some clever ladies. Eventually, they are reunited with them when everyone turns up at Charles 'Buddy' Rogers' Broadway revue.

It's largely a revue in itself, with Dunn& Edwards undergoing various comical misadventures as they try to crack the Great White way, with occasional production numbers. Eventually, Rogers' revue opens, Lilian Roth sings "Eadie Was A Lady" backed by three girls including Vivian Vance, while Rogers & June Knight sing "It's Only A Paper Moon" in its screen introduction. It's clearly intended as a big movie, based on a show by Nacio Herb Brown & B. G. De Sylva that originally featured Ethel Merman. It had run more than 240 performances in the 1932 season, a huge hit in a bad year for the legitimate stage. There are three musical numbers by Vincent Youmans, and E. Y. Harburg did the lyrics to several of the songs.