Lucky Lady
- Gene Hackman: Kibby Womack
- Liza Minnelli: Claire
- Burt Reynolds: Walker Ellis
- Geoffrey Lewis: Captain Mosely
- John Hillerman: McTeague
- Robby Benson: Billy
- Michael Hordern: Captain Rockwell
- Anthony Holland: Mr. Tully
- John McLiam: Rass Huggins
- Val Avery: Dolph
- Louis Cast: Bernie
- William Bassett: Charley
Adventurers at the Lucky Lady is a film by director Stanley Donen, produced in 1975 in the United States. In the German-speaking area of the film is also known under the title of adventure on the Lucky Lady.
Action
Kibby Womack lives in the time of prohibition of alcohol smuggling from Mexico. He uses his boat, the Lucky Lady. Walker Ellis and singer Claire are his accomplices.
The trio fights the gangster McTeague, who tolerates no competition. The boat is followed by an armored boat McTeagues, there will be a shootout. Womack and Ellis to throw the pursuers alcohol bottles with lighted fuses is burnt to the boat of the gangster. Just Kibby as well as Walker fall in love with Claire and try to win it.
It comes to a decisive battle in a bay, defeat the gangsters to McTeague in the Womack and his friends. The winners later smuggle alcohol on a boat that is similar to the boats of the Coast Guard.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film rated " Moderately amusing caper comedy with some exaggerated hardships. "
Adolf Meier Heinzl and Berndt Schulz in lexicon Movies on TV: " The fleet triangle remains quite pale despite star cast. ( Score: 1 ½ stars = default) "
Awards
Liza Minnelli in 1976 was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Trivia
The rotated with a budget of about 13 million U.S. dollars comedy brought in U.S. cinemas a about 12 million U.S. dollars.