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It's a Wonderful World
“THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!”
6.5 / 10• 1939• 1h 26m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceCrimeMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Claudette Colbert
Edwina Corday
Lead
James Stewart
Guy Johnson
Guy Kibbee
Fred 'Cap' Streeter
Nat Pendleton
Sergeant Fred Koretz
Frances Drake
Vivian Tarbel
Edgar Kennedy
Lieutenant Miller
Ernest Truex
Willie Heyward
Richard Carle
Major I. E. Willoughby
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. W.S. Van Dyke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. It's a Wonderful World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
