It's A Small World

Apr 12, 1935

1h 10m

★ 4.5

THEY DIDN'T fall IN LOVE THEY crashed IN!

Overview

Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which fleeces travelers through corrupt law enforcement.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Bill Shevlin

Spencer Tracy

Jane Dale

Wendy Barrie

Judge Julius B. Clummerhorn

Raymond Walburn

Lizzie

Virginia Sale

Nancy Naylor

Astrid Allwyn

Cal

Irving Bacon

Cyclone

Charles Sellon

Motor Cop

Dick Foran

Mrs. Dale

Belle Daube

Snake Brown Jr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Snake Brown, III

Frank McGlynn Jr.

Snake Brown, Sr.

William Gillis

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