The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

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The Lucky Stiff

1949

1h 39m

4.8(3 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Dorothy Lamour

Anna Marie St Claire

Dorothy Lamour

Acting

Brian Donlevy

John J. Malone

Brian Donlevy

Acting

Claire Trevor

Marguerite Seaton

Claire Trevor

Acting

Irene Hervey

Mrs. Eve Childers

Irene Hervey

Acting

Marjorie Rambeau

Hattie Hatfield

Marjorie Rambeau

Acting

Robert Armstrong

Insp. Von Flanagan

Robert Armstrong

Acting

Warner Anderson

Eddie Britt

Warner Anderson

Acting

Virginia Patton

Millie Dale

Virginia Patton

Acting

Richard Gaines

Dist. Atty. John Logan

Richard Gaines

Acting

Joe Sawyer

Tony

Joe Sawyer

Acting

Larry J. Blake

Louie Perez (as Larry Blake)

Larry J. Blake

Acting

Billy Vines

Joe Di Angelo

No Image

Acting

Bob Hopkins

MacDougal

No Image

Acting

Sidney Miller

Bernstein

Sidney Miller

Acting

Charles Meredith

Jim Childers aka Big Jim

Charles Meredith

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