It's a Wonderful World

May 19, 1939

1h 26m

★ 6.4

THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Edwina Corday

Claudette Colbert

Guy Johnson

James Stewart

Fred 'Cap' Streeter

Guy Kibbee

Sergeant Fred Koretz

Nat Pendleton

Vivian Tarbel

Frances Drake

Lieutenant Miller

Edgar Kennedy

Willie Heyward

Ernest Truex

Major I. E. Willoughby

Richard Carle

Dolores Gonzales

Cecilia Callejo

Al Mallon

Sidney Blackmer

'Gimpy' Wilson

Andy Clyde

Captain Haggerty

Cliff Clark

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