Idiot's Delight (1939)

  • NR
  • 01/27/1939 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 47m

The Biggest Thrill They Ever Gave You! Norma and Clark together in the romance of a "ham" song-and-dance man and a "red-headed liar from Omaha."

Overview

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Robert E. Sherwood

Screenplay

Clarence Brown

Director

Cast

Clark Gable's headshot

Clark Gable

Harry Van
Norma Shearer's headshot

Norma Shearer

Irene Fellara
Edward Arnold's headshot

Edward Arnold

Achille Weber
Charles Coburn's headshot

Charles Coburn

Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Joseph Schildkraut's headshot

Joseph Schildkraut

Capt. Kirvline
Burgess Meredith's headshot

Burgess Meredith

Quillary
Laura Hope Crews's headshot

Laura Hope Crews

Madame Zuleika
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher's headshot

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

'Don' Navadel

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