Story Line
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.
“Tough ... trigger mad ... and Terrific !”
Top Cast
Alan Ladd
Lucky Jordan
Helen Walker
Jill Evans
Sheldon Leonard
Slip Moran
Mabel Paige
Annie ('Ma')
Marie McDonald
Pearl
Lloyd Corrigan
Ernest Higgins
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
1942-11-16
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
ComedyCrimeDrama
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User Reviews (1)
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6/10
•5/27/2024I never really rated Alan Ladd but he's quite decent in this wartime thriller. He's the gangster "Lucky" who finds himself drafted! Despite the best efforts of his lawyer "Higgins" (Lloyd Corrigan) to get him off, he is duly posted - and promptly abs...