{{short description|1941 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = You're Out of Luck | image = You're Out of Luck poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Howard Bretherton | producer = Lindsley Parsons | screenplay = Edmond Kelso | story = Edmond Kelso | starring = Frankie Darro<br>Kay Sutton<br>Mantan Moreland<br>Vickie Lester<br>Richard Bond<br>Janet Shaw | music = Edward J. Kay | cinematography = Fred Jackman Jr. | editing = Jack Ogilvie | studio = Monogram Pictures | distributor = Monogram Pictures | released = {{Film date|1941|1|20}} | runtime = 60 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''You're Out of Luck''''' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kay Sutton, Mantan Moreland, Vickie Lester, Richard Bond and Janet Shaw.<ref>Fetrow p.594</ref> The film was released on January 20, 1941, by Monogram Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96603/youre-out-of-luck |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219151414/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96603/youre-out-of-luck |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 19, 2020 |title=You're Out of Luck (1941) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/youre-out-of-luck-v118032 |title=You're Out of Luck (1941) - Howard Bretherton |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26997-YOU'RE-OUT-OF-LUCK |title=You're Out of Luck |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>

==Plot== Frankie and Jeff are working in an apartment building when one of the guests is murdered, then Frankie's brother Tom turns out to be the detective in charge of the case. Tom asks the duo to keep an eye to a suspect living in the building, however they end up getting more involved than they should.

==Cast== *Frankie Darro as Frankie O'Reilly *Kay Sutton as Marjorie Overton *Mantan Moreland as Jeff Jefferson *Vickie Lester as Sonya Varney *Richard Bond as Tom O'Reilly *Janet Shaw as Joyce Dayton *Tris Coffin as Dick Whitney *Willy Castello as Johnny Burke *Alfred Hall as Mr. Haskell *Paul Maxey as Pete *Ralph Peters as Mulligan *Paul Bryar as Benny *Jack Mather as Hymie *Gene O'Donnell as Hal Dayton *William E. Snyder as Jack

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0034410|You're Out of Luck}} {{Howard Bretherton}}

Category:1941 films Category:1941 English-language films Category:American comedy films Category:1941 comedy films Category:Monogram Pictures films Category:Films directed by Howard Bretherton Category:American black-and-white films Category:1941 American films Category:English-language comedy films