You Gotta Stay Happy

Oct 28, 1948

1h 40m

★ 6.7

It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!

Overview

Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

William Dozier Productions

Rampart Productions

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Dee Dee Dillwood

Joan Fontaine

Marvin Payne

James Stewart

Bullets Baker

Eddie Albert

Ralph Tutwiler

Roland Young

Henry Benson

Willard Parker

Mr. Racknell

Percy Kilbride

Mr. Caslon

Porter Hall

Georgia Goodrich

Marcy McGuire

Milton Goodrich

Arthur Walsh

Dick Hebert

William Bakewell

Dr. Blucher

Paul Cavanagh

Martin

Halliwell Hobbes

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