It's a Wonderful World
THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!
1939 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
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| Writer: | Ben Hecht, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 1939 |
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| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Writer: | Ben Hecht, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | police, murder, escape, detective, kidnapping |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Claudette Colbert | Edwina Corday |
| 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 |
| Cecilia Callejo | Dolores Gonzales |
| Sidney Blackmer | Al Mallon |
| Andy Clyde | 'Gimpy' Wilson |
| Cliff Clark | Captain Haggerty |
| Cecil Cunningham | Madame J. L. Chambers |
| Leonard Kibrick | Herman Plotka |
| Hans Conried | Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager |
| Grady Sutton | Lupton Peabody |
| Lowden Adams | Vivian's Butler (uncredited) |
| Murray Alper | Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| Monya Andre | Guest (uncredited) |
| Lulu Mae Bohrman | Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Burns | Mike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
| Hal Cooke | Gus - the Waiter (uncredited) |
| Maurice Costello | Guest (uncredited) |
| Rae Daggett | Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
| Daisy | A Dog (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Peter Du Rey | Guest (uncredited) |
| Rex Evans | Scout Master (uncredited) |
| Frank Faylen | Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Jack Gardner | Reporter with Vivian (uncredited) |
| Tom Hanlon | Radio Announcer (voice) |
| Harold Hoff | Spike (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Reporter with Vivian (uncredited) |
| W.E. Lawrence | Guest (uncredited) |
| Wally Maher | Nate - Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| Fay McKenzie | Guest (uncredited) |
| Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart | Georgie - Actor as 'Wounded Soldier' (uncredited) |
| George Meeker | Ned Brown (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Guest (uncredited) |
| Alberto Morin | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | Policeman on Train (uncredited) |
| Jack Mulhall | Reporter with Vivian (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Jack Raymond | Lipinsky (uncredited) |
| Mary Louise Smith | Guest (uncredited) |
| William Tannen | Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited) |
| Phillip Terry | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Monte Vandergrift | Police Officer Drivng Patrol Car (uncredited) |
| Ray Walker | Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| W.S. Van Dyke | Director |
| Ben Hecht | Screenplay, Story |
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| George Bassman | Orchestrator |
| Wally Heglin | Orchestrator |
| Hugh Boswell | Assistant Director |
| Charles Dorian | Second Unit Director |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Herman J. Mankiewicz | Original Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank Davis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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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 Corday" (Colbert) whose car he hijacks. After a bumpy start to their relationship, the pair of them are soon on the case to solve the mystery. It moves along well, the two stars - along with Guy Kibbee as "Cap Streeter" - gel well with some pithy lines from Colbert and daft scenarios well executed by them both as they close in on their prey. In the end, it doesn't really matter who killed whom - it's just an enjoyable vehicle for the two stars who are having some fun - and it is contagious.