Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous is a 1943 American screwball comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Lana Turner, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, and Dame May Whitty. The film follows a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-missing daughter of a millionaire. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer and George Oppenheimer from a story by Aileen Hamilton.

Principal photography of Slightly Dangerous occurred between September and November 1942. Buster Keaton served as an uncredited joke writer on the film, and is also alleged to have directed a scene in the film in which Turner's character serves ice cream sundaes while blindfolded.

Released in April 1943, Slightly Dangerous received mixed reviews from critics, with some finding the screenplay lackluster, though Turner's lead performance received praise. The film was a box-office hit for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, grossing $2.5 million against a $918,000 budget. A Lux Radio Theatre radio play adaptation of the film aired on October 25, 1943, featuring Turner alongside Victor Mature and Gene Lockhart in the principal roles.