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68% Critic Match
You Gotta Stay Happy
“It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!”
6.8 / 10• 1948• 1h 40m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
Cast & Crew
Joan Fontaine
Dee Dee Dillwood
Lead
James Stewart
Marvin Payne
Eddie Albert
Bullets Baker
Roland Young
Ralph Tutwiler
Willard Parker
Henry Benson
Percy Kilbride
Mr. Racknell
Porter Hall
Mr. Caslon
Marcy McGuire
Georgia Goodrich
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. H. C. Potter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. You Gotta Stay Happy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
