---
title: 'The Lucky Stiff (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis R. Foster'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lucky-stiff-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041607/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lucky Stiff (1949)

1949 · 99 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Lucky Stiff is a 1949 American comedy crime film directed by Lewis R. Foster, starring Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy, and Claire Trevor. The film is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Craig Rice.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis R. Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-r-foster)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis R. Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-r-foster)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Eric Roemheld](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-eric-roemheld)
- **Producer:** [Jack Benny](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-benny)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Laszlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-laszlo)
- **Editor:** [Howard A. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-a-smith)

## Cast

- [Robert Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-armstrong)
- [Marjorie Rambeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-rambeau)
- [Edward Keane](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-keane)
- [Larry J. Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-j-blake)
- [Irene Hervey](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-hervey)
- [Claire Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-trevor)
- [Sidney Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-miller)
- [Warner Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/warner-anderson)
- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy)
- [Virginia Patton](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-patton)
- [Dorothy Lamour](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-lamour)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Joe Sawyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-sawyer)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lucky-stiff-1949
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