Her Lucky Night (1945)

62 mins | Comedy | 9 February 1945

Director:

Edward Lilley

Writer:

Clyde Bruckman

Producer:

Warren Wilson

Cinematographer:

Hal Mohr

Editor:

Paul Landres

Production Designer:

John B. Goodman

Production Company:

Universal Pictures Company, Inc.
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HISTORY

The working title of the film was Stars Over Manhatten. A 19 Sep 1946 HR news item indicates that comedian Harold Lloyd sued Univeral Studios for plagiarizing the tuxedo "cutaway" gag he originated in the 1925 silent comedy The Freshman. The outcome of that suit has not been determined. ...

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The working title of the film was Stars Over Manhatten. A 19 Sep 1946 HR news item indicates that comedian Harold Lloyd sued Univeral Studios for plagiarizing the tuxedo "cutaway" gag he originated in the 1925 silent comedy The Freshman. The outcome of that suit has not been determined.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Box Office
10 Feb 1945
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Daily Variety
24 Jan 1945
p. 5
Film Daily
2 Mar 1945
p. 8
Hollywood Reporter
7 Jul 1944
p. 11
Hollywood Reporter
14 Jul 1944
p. 15
Hollywood Reporter
24 Jan 1945
p. 4
Hollywood Reporter
19 Sep 1946
p. 2
Motion Picture Herald Product Digest
30 Dec 1944
p. 2250
Motion Picture Herald Product Digest
3 Feb 1945
p. 2298
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Asst dir
Dial dir
PRODUCER
WRITERS
Orig story
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dir of photog
ART DIRECTOR
John B. Goodman
Art dir
FILM EDITOR
Film ed
SET DECORATORS
Victor A. Gangelin
Set des
COSTUMES
Gowns
MUSIC
Mus dir
SOUND
Dir of sd
DANCE
Mus numbers staged by
SOURCES
SONGS
"Straighten Up and Fly Right," music and lyrics by Irving Mills and Nat King Cole; "Sing a Tropical Song," music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Frank Loesser; "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?" music by Louis Jordan, lyrics by Billy Austin; "Dance with a Dolly," music and lyrics by Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton and Mickey Leader, based on "Lubly Fan" or "Buffalo Gal (Won't You Come Out Tonight?"), music and lyrics by William Cool White; "The Polka Polka," music and lyrics by Maxine Manners.
SONGWRITERS/COMPOSERS
+ −
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Stars Over Manhattan
Release Date:
9 February 1945
Production Date:
early Jul--mid Jul 1944
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Universal Pictures Co., inc.
26 January 1945
LP13193
Physical Properties:
Sound
Western Electric Sound System
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
62
Length(in feet):
5,639
Country:
United States
PCA No:
10344
SYNOPSIS

In New York City at the Mercury Recording Studio, singing trio Patty, Maxene and Laverne Andrews and their agent Connie wait for their assistant Susie so the sisters can make a recording. Susie comes in dazed by the information she has been given by astrologer Prince de la Mour, who has assured her that she will meet a handsome young man who will take her dancing that very evening. That night after their recording session, the Andrews sisters perform at a local nightclub, where they find Susie in the arms of a handsome young man. Connie, eager to discover her own romantic future, goes to Prince de la Mour, who predicts that the man who will change her future will sit next to her in a movie house. Connie buys two tickets at the nearest theater and drops one ticket from the top of a building, then hurries down to wait in the theater. The ticket lands on tycoon J. L. Wentworth, who goes inside only to have Connie, disappointed at his presence, argue with him. Taken with her spirited manner, Wentworth invites her to his apartment to offer her the job of secretly investigating whether his countrified nephew Larry can manage the family millions. After Connie fails to show up at their office, the concerned Andrews sisters find her at Wentworth's, where Connie, to placate the millionaire's desire for secrecy, introduces them as the new maids. Connie goes to retrieve Larry from the bus station, and the young man immediately becomes embroiled in a series of mishaps. When Larry accidentally hits a police car with his uncle's car, he is arrested ...

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In New York City at the Mercury Recording Studio, singing trio Patty, Maxene and Laverne Andrews and their agent Connie wait for their assistant Susie so the sisters can make a recording. Susie comes in dazed by the information she has been given by astrologer Prince de la Mour, who has assured her that she will meet a handsome young man who will take her dancing that very evening. That night after their recording session, the Andrews sisters perform at a local nightclub, where they find Susie in the arms of a handsome young man. Connie, eager to discover her own romantic future, goes to Prince de la Mour, who predicts that the man who will change her future will sit next to her in a movie house. Connie buys two tickets at the nearest theater and drops one ticket from the top of a building, then hurries down to wait in the theater. The ticket lands on tycoon J. L. Wentworth, who goes inside only to have Connie, disappointed at his presence, argue with him. Taken with her spirited manner, Wentworth invites her to his apartment to offer her the job of secretly investigating whether his countrified nephew Larry can manage the family millions. After Connie fails to show up at their office, the concerned Andrews sisters find her at Wentworth's, where Connie, to placate the millionaire's desire for secrecy, introduces them as the new maids. Connie goes to retrieve Larry from the bus station, and the young man immediately becomes embroiled in a series of mishaps. When Larry accidentally hits a police car with his uncle's car, he is arrested and Wentworth must bail him out. Later that evening, the Andrews sisters burn Wentworth's dinner and Larry has a deli deliver their food, but when he cannot pay for it, the deliveryman takes back the meal. Furious, Wentworth demands that Larry return home, but Connie is determined to help Larry and his uncle get along. She goes back to Prince de la Mour, and he advises Larry to stay away from important transactions for two weeks, at which point conditions will again be favorable. Connie arranges to have Wentworth come to the nightclub at the end of the two weeks, and on the big night, Larry discovers his tuxedo has not been completed. The tailor, who is in constant need of vodka, offers to go to the club with him in case of any accidents. While dancing with Connie, various parts of Larry's suit fall off, angering Wentworth. The tailor, plied with vodka by each of the Andrews sisters, tries to keep Larry stitched together but eventually passes out, leaving the sisters to complete the sewing job. Larry finally sits down with his uncle to discuss the family business and Wentworth is grudgingly impressed. Delighted with his success, Larry takes Connie out to the dance floor as his pants slide off.

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