THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!
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.
It's a Wonderful World (1939) is a comedy, romance, crime and mystery film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, released on May 19, 1939 with a runtime of 1h 26m. It stars Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee and Nat Pendleton. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 50 ratings.
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Claudette Colbert
as Edwina Corday
James Stewart
as Guy Johnson
Guy Kibbee
as Fred 'Cap' Streeter
Nat Pendleton
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
Frances Drake
as Vivian Tarbel
Edgar Kennedy
as Lieutenant Miller
Ernest Truex
as Willie Heyward
Richard Carle
as Major I. E. Willoughby
Cecilia Callejo
as Dolores Gonzales
Sidney Blackmer
as Al Mallon
Andy Clyde
as 'Gimpy' Wilson
Cliff Clark
as Captain Haggerty
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, written by Ben Hecht, Ben Hecht and Herman J. Mankiewicz, produced by Frank Davis.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 50 ratings.
This is a cracking, quickly paced little comedy thriller with Claudette Colbert really on form as the rather dreamy poet who finds herself caught up in James Stewart's murder shenanigans. He is a PI whose wealthy pal is held for murder. When Stewart ("Johnson") is offered $100k to get to the bottom of it all, he tries to investigate, gets arrested, escapes from the cops into a river and alights on poor old "Edwina…
Reviewed on June 22, 2022
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It's a Wonderful World (1939) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of It's a Wonderful World (1939) includes Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton and Frances Drake. The film was directed by W.S. Van Dyke. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
It's a Wonderful World was released on May 19, 1939 and runs for 1h 26m.
It's a Wonderful World (1939) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 50 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, romance and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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