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It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

MAY 19, 1939 · 86 MIN · DIR. W.S. VAN DYKE

ComedyRomanceCrimeMystery

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.

Cast

  • Claudette Colbert

    Claudette Colbert

    Edwina Corday

  • James Stewart

    James Stewart

    Guy Johnson

  • Guy Kibbee

    Guy Kibbee

    Fred 'Cap' Streeter

  • Nat Pendleton

    Nat Pendleton

    Sergeant Fred Koretz

  • Frances Drake

    Frances Drake

    Vivian Tarbel

  • Edgar Kennedy

    Edgar Kennedy

    Lieutenant Miller

  • Ernest Truex

    Ernest Truex

    Willie Heyward

  • Richard Carle

    Richard Carle

    Major I. E. Willoughby

  • Cecilia Callejo

    Cecilia Callejo

    Dolores Gonzales

  • Sidney Blackmer

    Sidney Blackmer

    Al Mallon

  • Andy Clyde

    Andy Clyde

    'Gimpy' Wilson

  • Cliff Clark

    Cliff Clark

    Captain Haggerty

Crew

Screenplay

Ben Hecht

Story

Ben Hecht

Director of Photography

Oliver T. Marsh

Editor

Harold F. Kress

Original Music Composer

Edward Ward

Producer

Frank Davis