It's a Wonderful World

Name: It's a Wonderful World
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1939-05-19
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.52

★ 6,5 /10 (50 Votes)

1939 EN 86 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

19/05/1939

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Popularity

2.6

THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!

Genres

Comedy Romance Crime Mystery

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

86 min

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

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Leonard Kibrick

Herman Plotka

Hans Conried

Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager

Grady Sutton

Lupton Peabody

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Lowden Adams

Vivian's Butler (uncredited)

Murray Alper

Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

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Monya Andre

Guest (uncredited)

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Lulu Mae Bohrman

Guest (uncredited)

Harry Burns

Mike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)

George Chandler

Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

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Hal Cooke

Gus - the Waiter (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

Guest (uncredited)

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Rae Daggett

Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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Daisy

A Dog (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)

John Dilson

Doctor (uncredited)

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Peter Du Rey

Guest (uncredited)

Rex Evans

Scout Master (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

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Tom Hanlon

Radio Announcer (voice)

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Harold Hoff

Spike (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

W.E. Lawrence

Guest (uncredited)

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Wally Maher

Nate - Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Fay McKenzie

Guest (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Georgie - Actor as 'Wounded Soldier' (uncredited)

George Meeker

Ned Brown (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Guest (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Waiter (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Policeman on Train (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

Waiter (uncredited)

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Jack Raymond

Lipinsky (uncredited)

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Mary Louise Smith

Guest (uncredited)

William Tannen

Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)

Phillip Terry

Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Monte Vandergrift

Police Officer Drivng Patrol Car (uncredited)

Ray Walker

Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

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This is a cracking, quickly paced little comedy thriller with Claudette Colbert really on form as the rather dreamy poet who finds herself caught up in James Stewart's murder shenanigans. He is a PI whose wealthy pal is held for murder. When Stewart ("Johnson") is offered $100k to get to the bottom of it all, he tries to investigate, gets arrested, escapes from the cops into a river and alights on poor old "Edwina Corday" (Colbert) whose car he hijacks. After a bumpy start to their relationship, the pair of them are soon on the case to solve the mystery. It moves along well, the two stars - al…

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