You Gotta Stay Happy
It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!
1948 · 1h 40m · N/A
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
H. C. Potter
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You Gotta Stay Happy
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.
Director and cast
- H. C. Potter Director
- Joan Fontaine as Dee Dee Dillwood
- James Stewart as Marvin Payne
- Eddie Albert as Bullets Baker
- Roland Young as Ralph Tutwiler
- Willard Parker as Henry Benson
- Percy Kilbride as Mr. Racknell
- Porter Hall as Mr. Caslon
- Marcy McGuire as Georgia Goodrich
- Arthur Walsh as Milton Goodrich
- William Bakewell as Dick Hebert
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