It's a Wonderful World (1939)
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
Writer:
Ben Hecht
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Claudette Colbert as Edwina Corday |
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James Stewart as Guy Johnson |
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Guy Kibbee as Fred 'Cap' Streeter |
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Nat Pendleton as Sergeant Fred Koretz |
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Frances Drake as Vivian Tarbel |
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Edgar Kennedy as Lieutenant Miller |
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Ernest Truex as Willie Heyward |
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Richard Carle as Major I. E. Willoughby |
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Cecilia Callejo as Dolores Gonzales |
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Sidney Blackmer as Al Mallon |
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Andy Clyde as 'Gimpy' Wilson |
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Cliff Clark as Captain Haggerty |
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Cecil Cunningham as Madame J. L. Chambers |
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Leonard Kibrick as Herman Plotka |
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Hans Conried as Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager |
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Grady Sutton as Lupton Peabody |
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Lowden Adams as Vivian's Butler (uncredited) |
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Murray Alper as Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
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Monya Andre as Guest (uncredited) |
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Lulu Mae Bohrman as Guest (uncredited) |
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Harry Burns as Mike - the Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) |
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George Chandler as Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
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Frank Coghlan Jr. as Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
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Hal Cooke as Gus - the Waiter (uncredited) |
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Maurice Costello as Guest (uncredited) |
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Rae Daggett as Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
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Daisy as A Dog (uncredited) |
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Edgar Dearing as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) |
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John Dilson as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Peter Du Rey as Guest (uncredited) |
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Rex Evans as Scout Master (uncredited) |
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Frank Faylen as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Jack Gardner as Reporter with Vivian (uncredited) |
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Tom Hanlon as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Harold Hoff as Spike (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Reporter with Vivian (uncredited) |
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W.E. Lawrence as Guest (uncredited) |
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Wally Maher as Nate - Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
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Fay McKenzie as Guest (uncredited) |
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Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Georgie - Actor as 'Wounded Soldier' (uncredited) |
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George Meeker as Ned Brown (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Guest (uncredited) |
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Alberto Morin as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Philip Morris as Policeman on Train (uncredited) |
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Jack Mulhall as Reporter with Vivian (uncredited) |
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Louis Natheaux as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Jack Raymond as Lipinsky (uncredited) |
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Mary Louise Smith as Guest (uncredited) |
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William Tannen as Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited) |
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Phillip Terry as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Monte Vandergrift as Police Officer Drivng Patrol Car (uncredited) |
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Ray Walker as Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Camera | Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Frank Davis | Producer |
| Directing | W.S. Van Dyke | Director |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Story |
| Sound | Wally Heglin | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Hugh Boswell | Assistant Director |
| Sound | George Bassman | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Charles Dorian | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Original Story |