It's a Wonderful World
THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!
1939 · 1h 26m · Not Rated
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke
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It's a Wonderful World
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.
Director and cast
- W.S. Van Dyke Director
- Claudette Colbert as Edwina Corday
- James Stewart as Guy Johnson
- Guy Kibbee as Fred 'Cap' Streeter
- Nat Pendleton as Sergeant Fred Koretz
- Frances Drake as Vivian Tarbel
- Edgar Kennedy as Lieutenant Miller
- Ernest Truex as Willie Heyward
- Richard Carle as Major I. E. Willoughby
- Cecilia Callejo as Dolores Gonzales
- Sidney Blackmer as Al Mallon
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