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

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.

6.0

Rise and Shine

Nov 21, 1941

The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game

7.1

The Apartment Above

Feb 18, 1937

Two apartment house dwellers, although unrelated, share the same name. One is an older man with an appreciation for and love of classical music, while the other is a younger man addicted to swing music. The niece of the older man arrives for a visit and gets into the wrong apartment. Complications arise.

7.2

A Night in May

Sep 14, 1938

A reckless young woman has her driving license withdrawn, drives home anyway and gets involved in a traffic accident. Realizing this was a little over the top she decides that she has to flee the country. As fate has it, she misses her train and instead meets a handsom young man who imidiately falls in love with her. This marks the beginning of a long night of misunderstandings, chases and courting.

5.3

Lady in a Jam

Jun 19, 1942

A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there.

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0.0

Bump in the Night

May 3, 2011

Three sexy, female thieves attempt to rob the world's largest diamond museum... with one big bump in their plan.

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0.0

Summer Lightning

Jul 10, 1933

Hugo Carmody, the impoverished secretary to Lord Emsworth falls for Millicent the boss's niece, and steals his Lordship's prize pig in a scheme to raise funds to marry her.

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0.0

Manhattan Mixup

Dec 31, 2011

A homage to screwballs and mistaken identity films like The Great Dictator & North by Northwest, set in 1943. It's Cora Apple's birthday, and she gets surprise she never expected when her sisters (Seedy & Candy) accidentally swap her birthday package for the plans to the Manhattan project. Worse yet, the sisters are mistaken for the three undercover female scientists and get kidnapped by the Nazis. The Apple Sisters use their charm, wit, and dumb luck to escape the Nazis and save the world.

6.4

Hi Diddle Diddle

Aug 2, 1943

When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.

5.8

Whistling in the Dark

Aug 8, 1941

Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

5.9

Welcome to Christmas

Nov 11, 2018

Resort developer Madison Lane is tasked with finding a location for a new ski resort. Her boss tells her to take a trip to Christmas, Colorado, to consider the location. On her way into town, Madison has a minor fender-bender with the town’s welcome sign. Town Sheriff Gage McBride gives Madison a ride into town so she can attend her meeting with the mayor while the car is towed and repaired. Little does Madison know that the town is on a mission to convince Madison that Christmas is the best place for the new ski resort.

3.1

Sex Kittens Go to College

Aug 24, 1960

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorch consult Thinko, the campus computer, and come up with Dr. Mathilda West, who has degrees in lots of things, but turns out to be disruptively attractive as well.

0.0

The Spoiled Princess

Aug 20, 1948

Ma Si-tsang is memorable in his comedic roles for being lively and down to earth, making a stark contrast with the tough and feisty Hung Sin Nui, and they strike gold as a team in screwball comedies. Ma is psychologist Doctor Tsui while Hung is Pearl, the feisty third daughter who is hard to get along with. The undaunted Tsui sees the virtues in Pearl and teases her to teach lessons on marital harmony. With multiple schemes, Tsui teases, coaxes and has Pearl taste her own medicine. The battle of wits and the sexes becomes a joy to watch with Ma's complacent and roguish portrayal as a refined witty scholar clashing with the energetic and bickering Hung.

0.0

Tensai Bakabon ~ Family Ties

Mar 11, 2016

Bakabon loves his Papa, Mama, and little brother Hajime. Of course, he doesn't have a normal family with a name like that: Papa's an idiot who takes matters into his own hands, no matter the circumstances, Hajime's just a baby and is renowned for his genius, and Mama is the extra-resilient voice of reason. Life certainly isn't boring either, with Papa stopping a fraudster, the parents celebrating their anniversary and sharing how they met, and the foolish patriarch himself deciding to run away and solve a marriage crisis on live television. It's a big dumb world out there, but that's how it should be!

5.7

The Perfect Specimen

Oct 23, 1937

Raised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wicks is resigned to following his grandmother's wishes until a chance encounter with Mona Carter leads him into the outside world.

5.0

No Time for Comedy

Sep 14, 1940

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

7.3

Danger – Love at Work

Sep 30, 1937

A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina family.

5.6

Woman Chases Man

May 7, 1937

A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project.

5.8

Love Before Breakfast

Mar 9, 1936

Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.

5.6

Time Out for Romance

Feb 10, 1937

A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot.