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1933 film by Ralph Ince

Lucky Devils

Directed by	Ralph Ince
Written by	Agnes Christine Johnston Ben Markson
Story by	Casey Robinson Bob Rose
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Starring	William Boyd Bruce Cabot
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Frederic Knudtson Jack Kitchin
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	February 3, 1933 (1933-02-03)
Running time	60-70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$117,000
Box office	$285,000

Lucky Devils is a 1933 American Pre-Code action film about group of Hollywood stuntmen and their dangerous daredevil stunt work, starring William Boyd and Bruce Cabot, and features an early appearance by Lon Chaney Jr.

Plot

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Cast

William Boyd as Skipper Clark (as Bill Boyd)
Bruce Cabot as Happy White
William Gargan as Bob Hughes
William Bakewell as Slugger Jones
Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankie (as Creighton Chaney)
Bob Rose as Rusty (as Robert Rose)
Dorothy Wilson as Fran Whitley
Julie Haydon as Doris Jones
Sylvia Picker as Midge
Gladden James as Neville Silverman
Edwin Stanley as Mr. Spence
Roscoe Ates as Gabby (as Rosco Ates)
Phyllis Fraser as Toots
Betty Furness as Ginger
Alan Roscoe as Mr. Hacket
Rochelle Hudson as Movie Star

Production

The film is based on an original story written by real-life stuntman Bob Rose and is noteworthy for being produced by David O. Selznick and Merian C. Cooper, who would work together on 1933's groundbreaking King Kong.

Reception

The film ended up making a profit of $65,000.

References

^ Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55

External links

Lucky Devils at IMDb
Lucky Devils at the TCM Movie Database
Lucky Devils at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by Ralph Ince
Mills of the Gods (1912) A Million Bid (1914) The Conflict (1916) The Combat (1916) The Co-Respondent (1917) To-Day (1917) Our Mrs. McChesney (1918) The Eleventh Commandment (1918) The Panther Woman (1918) Sealed Hearts (1919) The Perfect Lover (1919) Red Foam (1920) Out of the Snows (1920) His Wife's Money (1920) After Midnight (1921) Remorseless Love (1921) The Highest Law (1921) A Man's Home (1921) Tropical Love (1921) Wet Gold (1921) Channing of the Northwest (1922) A Wide Open Town (1922) Reckless Youth (1922) Counterfeit Love (1923) Homeward Bound (1923) Success (1923) Dynamite Smith (1924) The House of Youth (1924) The Chorus Lady (1924) The Moral Sinner (1924) The Uninvited Guest (1924) Playing with Souls (1925) Alias Mary Flynn (1925) Smooth as Satin (1925) Lady Robinhood (1925) Bigger Than Barnum's (1926) The Sea Wolf (1926) Breed of the Sea (1926) The Lone Wolf Returns (1926) The Better Way (1926) Home Struck (1927) Shanghaied (1927) Not for Publication (1927) Enemies of Society (1927) South Sea Love (1927) Wandering Girls (1927) Danger Street (1928) Chicago After Midnight (1928) Coney Island (1928) The Wreck of the Singapore (1928) Hit of the Show (1928) A Real Girl (1929) Hurricane (1929) Men of America (1932) Flaming Gold (1933) Lucky Devils (1933) No Escape (1934) A Glimpse of Paradise (1934) What's in a Name? (1934) The Black Mask (1935) Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935) Blue Smoke (1935) Rolling Home (1935) Murder at Monte Carlo (1935) Crime Unlimited (1935) It's You I Want (1936) Twelve Good Men (1936) Jury's Evidence (1936) Gaol Break (1936) Hail and Farewell (1936) Fair Exchange (1936) The Vulture (1937) The Perfect Crime (1937) It's Not Cricket (1937) The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937) Side Street Angel (1937)

Films directed by Ralph Ince

Mills of the Gods (1912)
A Million Bid (1914)
The Conflict (1916)
The Combat (1916)
The Co-Respondent (1917)
To-Day (1917)
Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)
The Eleventh Commandment (1918)
The Panther Woman (1918)
Sealed Hearts (1919)
The Perfect Lover (1919)
Red Foam (1920)
Out of the Snows (1920)
His Wife's Money (1920)
After Midnight (1921)
Remorseless Love (1921)
The Highest Law (1921)
A Man's Home (1921)
Tropical Love (1921)
Wet Gold (1921)
Channing of the Northwest (1922)
A Wide Open Town (1922)
Reckless Youth (1922)
Counterfeit Love (1923)
Homeward Bound (1923)
Success (1923)
Dynamite Smith (1924)
The House of Youth (1924)
The Chorus Lady (1924)
The Moral Sinner (1924)
The Uninvited Guest (1924)
Playing with Souls (1925)
Alias Mary Flynn (1925)
Smooth as Satin (1925)
Lady Robinhood (1925)
Bigger Than Barnum's (1926)
The Sea Wolf (1926)
Breed of the Sea (1926)
The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
The Better Way (1926)
Home Struck (1927)
Shanghaied (1927)
Not for Publication (1927)
Enemies of Society (1927)
South Sea Love (1927)
Wandering Girls (1927)
Danger Street (1928)
Chicago After Midnight (1928)
Coney Island (1928)
The Wreck of the Singapore (1928)
Hit of the Show (1928)
A Real Girl (1929)
Hurricane (1929)
Men of America (1932)
Flaming Gold (1933)
Lucky Devils (1933)
No Escape (1934)
A Glimpse of Paradise (1934)
What's in a Name? (1934)
The Black Mask (1935)
Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935)
Blue Smoke (1935)
Rolling Home (1935)
Murder at Monte Carlo (1935)
Crime Unlimited (1935)
It's You I Want (1936)
Twelve Good Men (1936)
Jury's Evidence (1936)
Gaol Break (1936)
Hail and Farewell (1936)
Fair Exchange (1936)
The Vulture (1937)
The Perfect Crime (1937)
It's Not Cricket (1937)
The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937)
Side Street Angel (1937)

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