It's a Wonderful World (1939)

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1h 26min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance | May 19, 1939 | Released

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.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Producer: Frank Davis

Writer(s): Ben Hecht

Story: Ben Hecht Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Cast (52 Members)

Guy Johnson

Sidney Blackmer

Al Mallon

Lupton Peabody

Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Scout Master (uncredited)

Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Major I. E. Willoughby

Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)

Fred 'Cap' Streeter

Lieutenant Miller

Claudette Colbert

Edwina Corday

Sergeant Fred Koretz

George Chandler

Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

A Dog (uncredited)

Willie Heyward

Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham

Madame J. L. Chambers

Nate - Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Captain Haggerty

Vivian Tarbel

Ned Brown (uncredited)

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

Police Officer Drivng Patrol Car (uncredited)

Gus - the Waiter (uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Guest (uncredited)

Cecilia Callejo

Dolores Gonzales

'Gimpy' Wilson

Guest (uncredited)

Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

Doctor (uncredited)

Mike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)

Guest (uncredited)

Policeman on Train (uncredited)

Lipinsky (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Georgie - Actor as 'Wounded Soldier' (uncredited)

Guest (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

Guest (uncredited)

Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Vivian's Butler (uncredited)

Leonard Kibrick

Herman Plotka

Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)

Radio Announcer (voice)

Guest (uncredited)

Mary Louise Smith

Guest (uncredited)

Guest (uncredited)

Spike (uncredited)

James Stewart Guy Johnson

Sidney Blackmer Al Mallon

Grady Sutton Lupton Peabody

Murray Alper Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Rex Evans Scout Master (uncredited)

Hans Conried Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager

Frank Faylen Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Richard Carle Major I. E. Willoughby

William Tannen Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)

Guy Kibbee Fred 'Cap' Streeter

Edgar Kennedy Lieutenant Miller

Claudette Colbert Edwina Corday

Nat Pendleton Sergeant Fred Koretz

George Chandler Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

Daisy A Dog (uncredited)

Ernest Truex Willie Heyward

Ray Walker Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Alberto Morin Waiter (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham Madame J. L. Chambers

Wally Maher Nate - Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Cliff Clark Captain Haggerty

Frances Drake Vivian Tarbel

George Meeker Ned Brown (uncredited)

Phillip Terry Chauffeur (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr. Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Jack Gardner Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift Police Officer Drivng Patrol Car (uncredited)

Hal Cooke Gus - the Waiter (uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman Guest (uncredited)

Cecilia Callejo Dolores Gonzales

Andy Clyde 'Gimpy' Wilson

Harold Miller Guest (uncredited)

Mike Lally Reporter with Vivian (uncredited)

John Dilson Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Burns Mike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)

Fay McKenzie Guest (uncredited)

Philip Morris Policeman on Train (uncredited)

Jack Raymond Lipinsky (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart Georgie - Actor as 'Wounded Soldier' (uncredited)

W.E. Lawrence Guest (uncredited)

Maurice Costello Guest (uncredited)

Rae Daggett Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux Waiter (uncredited)

Lowden Adams Vivian's Butler (uncredited)

Leonard Kibrick Herman Plotka

Edgar Dearing Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)

Tom Hanlon Radio Announcer (voice)

Monya Andre Guest (uncredited)

Mary Louise Smith Guest (uncredited)

Peter Du Rey Guest (uncredited)

Harold Hoff Spike (uncredited)

Crew (7 Members)

Screenplay

Harold F. Kress

Editor

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Story

Producer

Director

Original Music Composer

Oliver T. Marsh

Director of Photography

Ben Hecht Screenplay

Harold F. Kress Editor

Herman J. Mankiewicz Story

Frank Davis Producer

W.S. Van Dyke Director

Edward Ward Original Music Composer

Oliver T. Marsh Director of Photography

Age At Time Of Release

30

45

Harold F. Kress

25

Sidney Blackmer

43

33

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