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If I'm Lucky

Sep 2, 1946 · 1h 18m
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Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate is really a stooge for a corrupt political machine, which discovers the band's handsome and appealing singer would make a better stooge. Meanwhile, romance blossoms between the band's singers. When election day approaches, the band's singer wants out of the campaign, but the machine threatens to smear him and his pals in the band if he quits.

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CAST

Vivian Blaine
Linda Farrell
Perry Como
Allen Clark
Harry James
Earl Gordon
Carmen Miranda
Michelle O'Toole
Phil Silvers
Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
Edgar Buchanan
Darius J. Magonnagle
Reed Hadley
Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager
Edward Keane
Golfer (uncredited)
Directed by Lewis Seiler

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US

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