Rodeo Girl

Starring:Katharine Ross, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark, Jacqueline Brookes, Wilford Brimley, Parley Baer, Elise Caitlin, Savannah Bentley, Nancy Priddy, Bucklind Beery, Dee Croxton, Arlene Banas, June Evett, Pamela Earnhardt, Bob Tallman, Lex Connelly
Director: Jackie Cooper
Studio: Platinum Disc
Product Type: DVD

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The Duke has never been more charming...
A Lady Takes a Chance
Good Romantic Comedy; Terrible DVD
John Wayne and Jear Arthur sizzle onscreen
Classic Boy-Meets Girl With a Twist.

A Lady Takes a Chance
Starring: Jean Arthur , John Wayne , Charles Winninger , Phil Silvers , and Mary Field
Director: Henry Hathaway , and William A. Seiter
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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ASIN: B00007JZXL
Release Date: 2003-01-21

Product Description

Finding men had never been a problem for city girl Molly Trousdale (Jean Arthur)-finding the right man is another matter. And women have never been a problem for cowboy bachelor Duke Hutkins (John Wayne)-until they want to marry him. If it's true that opposites attract, they're obviously made for each other.

When Molly sets out from New York on a cross-country bus tour, she just wants to see America. But her plans take an unexpected turn out West, when she collides (literally!) with Duke while he's competing at the rodeo. He assumes she's just another pretty gal who'll fall into his arms, but she's a lady who won't be roped easily by a brawling, rough-and-ready cowboy.

Jean Arthur shows the spunk that made her one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, and John Wayne is at his most charming when he falls for her against his better judgment. So get ready for the dust to fly when these two screen legends star in a truly classic romantic comedy, A Lady Takes A Chance!

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Run Time: 86 mins

Format: DVD MOVIE

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A Lady Takes a Chance is probably the best American romantic comedy of the '40s that hardly anyone knew about--at least, in the last three or four decades of the 20th century. That's chiefly because, as a semi-independent production mounted for Jean Arthur by her husband, Frank Ross, the movie couldn't claim a place in any studio archive (It's a Wonderful Life was long neglected for similar reasons). So this lovely gem is ripe for rediscovery, not only for Arthur at her most enchantingly distracted, as a New York gal on a bus tour of the modern Wild West, but also for John Wayne's sly sexiness as the rodeo rider who literally falls into her lap. James Agee, no less, approvingly noted that "Wayne suggests how sensational he might be in a sufficiently evil story about a Reno gigolo." Lady isn't evil, but it's surely a delight. --Richard T. Jameson

Customer Reviews:

The Duke has never been more charming..........2007-03-09

This is an early effort of John Wayne's, but he holds his own in this light comedy. The supporting cast are, as always, worth watching as they all progress through the romantic antics of this movie. If you've never seen it-do so!

A Lady Takes a Chance.......2007-02-14

I've watched this movie at least a dozen times. Fine romance! My gosh he was a sexy young man! GREAT chemistry between him and Jean Arthur. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Good Romantic Comedy; Terrible DVD.......2005-11-19

This is far from Jean Arthur's classic comedies of the late 1930s and the early 40s, but she's as charming as ever. John Wayne is also surprisingly good as the romantic leading man, but the film is a showcase for Jean Arthur's talents from beginning to end (it was produced by her husband).

The DVD, however, is terrible. Its watchable, but you feel like you're watching the film on 1980s VHS, late night TV or one of those cheap public domain DVDs. The image is very soft, there are visible scratches and the sound is very bad. Still, I doubt that Criterion will ever pick a film like this one, so if you like 1940s romantic comedies, and Jean Arthur in particular, you should "take a chance" on this one.

John Wayne and Jear Arthur sizzle onscreen.......2004-05-03

An unusual wartime comedy-romance, starring the ever-delectable Jean Arthur as a big-city girl who takes a bus tour out West to see some of the world, and gets a real eyeful when she hooks up with John Wayne, a lanky, laconic cowboy who's rambling around on the rodeo circuit. The script is fairly minimal, and many scenes even seem improvised, but what's remarkable is the underlying sexual frankness of the film -- the two meet by accident, and are inexorably drawn together by sheer sexual chemistry. When they finally give in and go out on a real date, they have nothing to say to each other -- the attraction is purely physical. Certain scenes, such as when he invites her up to his hotel room, offers her a drink, and bed to bunk in, are surprisingly raw, at least for the time. Arthur and Wayne also seem to have chemistry together -- in fact, this is the only film in which I've seen him play opposite a gal when the sizzle seemed real... It's a funny film with an offbeat sense of humor, one that's worth seeing particularly if your a fan of Jean Arthur's work... She's about as cute as ever in this one!

Classic Boy-Meets Girl With a Twist........2004-02-04

A LADY TAKES A CHANCE stars Jean Arthur as Molly Truesdale, a young and hip Eastern American woman tired of all her suitors. To escape from them for a spell, she takes a bus-tour west to see America. While out west she literally bumps into Duke Hudkins (John Wayne) at a rodeo. They end up spending the rest of the day together and most of the evening and Molly ends up missing her bus. Duke takes her to the city where she can catch it for the ride home.

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A Horse for Danny / My Old Man / Rodeo Girl

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A Horse for Danny / My Old Man / Rodeo Girl
Starring: Horse for Danny , My Old Man , and Rodeo Girl
Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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TRIPLE FEATURE 3-DVD Pack. Featured Titles: A HORSE FOR DANNY - Eleven-year-old Danny Bara convinces her uncle to buy a yearling up for sale, and the race circuit season turns into a high-stakes investment as the horse proves to be a winner. MY OLD MAN - Based on Ernest Hemingway's short story, we follow compulsive gambler and horse trainer Frank Butler in a heart-wrenching tale about his attempts to mend his relationship with sixteen-year-old daughter Jo. RODEO GIRL - The young wife of a rodeo champion stars in this thrill-packed action drama set against one of America's most dangerous sports.

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