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It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939 Comedy Romance Crime Mystery
Release date : May 19, 1939
Runtime : 1h 26m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : W.S. Van Dyke /
Writers : Ben Hecht / Ben Hecht / Herman J. Mankiewicz /
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer /
May 19, 1939 1h 26m United States of America Comedy English More
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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.
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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
Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham
Madame J. L. Chambers
Leonard Kibrick
Leonard Kibrick
Herman Plotka
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
Lupton Peabody
Lowden Adams
Lowden Adams
Vivian's Butler (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

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  • title：It's a Wonderful World
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1939
  • Runtime：1h 26m
  • Genres： Comedy · Romance · Crime · Mystery ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： W.S. Van Dyke /
  • Writers： Ben Hecht · Ben Hecht · Herman J. Mankiewicz ·
  • Production companies： Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ·
  • 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.
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