It's a Wonderful World
“THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!”
1939•NR•1h 26m•6.5•Released
ComedyRomanceCrimeMystery
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Writer
Ben Hecht
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Edwina Corday
James Stewart
Guy Johnson
Guy Kibbee
Fred 'Cap' Streeter
Nat Pendleton
Sergeant Fred Koretz
Frances Drake
Vivian Tarbel
Edgar Kennedy
Lieutenant Miller
Ernest Truex
Willie Heyward
Richard Carle
Major I. E. Willoughby
Cecilia Callejo
Dolores Gonzales
Sidney Blackmer
Al Mallon
Andy Clyde
'Gimpy' Wilson
Cliff Clark
Captain Haggerty
Cecil Cunningham
Madame J. L. Chambers
Leonard Kibrick
Herman Plotka
Hans Conried
Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Frank Davis
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