The Lucky Stiff

Movie
Original title	The Lucky Stiff
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1949
length	99 minutes
Rod
Director	Lewis R. Foster
script	Lewis R. Foster
production	Jack Benny , William T. Lackey
music	Heinz Roemheld
camera	Ernest Laszlo
cut	Howard A. Smith
occupation
Dorothy Lamour : Anna Marie St. Claire Brian Donlevy : John J. Malone Claire Trevor : Maggie Seaton Irene Hervey : Mrs. Childers Marjorie Rambeau : Hattie Hatfield Robert Armstrong : Inspector Von Flanagan Warner Anderson : Eddie Britt Virginia Patton : Millie Dale Richard Gaines : District Attorney Logan Joe Sawyer : Tony Larry J. Blake : Louie Perez Billy Vine : Joe Di Angelo Bob Hopkins : MacDougal Sidney Miller : Amber Charles Meredith : Mr. Childers Jimmy Ames : Rico Di Angelo

The Lucky Stiff is an American comedy thriller from the year 1949 , by United Artists was produced. The main roles were played by Dorothy Lamour , Brian Donlevy and Claire Trevor . Directed by Lewis R. Foster . The film is based on a story of the same name by Craig Rice . The Lucky Stiff was the only film production of Jack Benny, known as an entertainer and comedian .

action

Attorney John J. Malone is a fan of nightclub singer Anna Marie St. Clair. During a meeting with St. Clair, her supervisor is murdered and she is arrested as a suspect. She is found guilty in court and is to be executed. Convinced of St. Clair's innocence, Malone and his secretary Maggie Seaton try to find the real killer. He is also suspected behind the murder for involvement in a case of extortion , where he currently works.

At the last possible moment, the planned execution of Anna Marie St. Clair can be canceled due to lack of evidence. Since the newspapers falsely report her death, she takes the opportunity and goes into hiding. Shortly thereafter, the nightclub singer Millie Dale, who was previously hired to replace St. Clair at the club, is murdered. Finally, Malone succeeds in proving the two murders to the nightclub owner Eddie Britt, who is involved in the protection money business. Anna Marie St. Clair, who had a secret affair with Britt, is arrested as his accomplice and sentenced again. The film ends with a kiss between Malone and his secretary Maggie Seaton, who fell in love during their investigation.

Reviews

In The New York Times of 31 January 1949 The Lucky Stiff as "painful trial, laughs with a collection of corpses and a false spirit to produce" means. In addition, the work of the director Lewis R. Foster was criticized.

Leonard Maltin gave The Lucky Stiff two out of four stars in its rating. The film would have a "robust cast" but a thin plot.

Web links

• The Lucky Stiff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• the film on tcm.com (English)
• the film on bfi.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jack Benny Production at Globe. In: The New York Times. January 31, 1949, accessed June 25, 2017 . 
2. ↑ The Lucky Stiff (1949). In: Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 25, 2017 (English).