It's a Wonderful World (1939)

  • NR
  • 05/19/1939 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery
  • 1h 26m

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.

Ben Hecht

Screenplay, Story

W.S. Van Dyke

Director

Cast

Claudette Colbert's headshot

Claudette Colbert

Edwina Corday
James Stewart's headshot

James Stewart

Guy Johnson
Guy Kibbee's headshot

Guy Kibbee

Fred 'Cap' Streeter
Nat Pendleton's headshot

Nat Pendleton

Sergeant Fred Koretz
Frances Drake's headshot

Frances Drake

Vivian Tarbel
Edgar Kennedy's headshot

Edgar Kennedy

Lieutenant Miller
Ernest Truex's headshot

Ernest Truex

Willie Heyward
Richard Carle's headshot

Richard Carle

Major I. E. Willoughby

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