You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
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It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!
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.
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Joan FontaineDee Dee Dillwood
James StewartMarvin Payne
Eddie AlbertBullets Baker
Roland YoungRalph Tutwiler
Willard ParkerHenry Benson
Percy KilbrideMr. Racknell
Porter HallMr. Caslon
Marcy McGuireGeorgia Goodrich
Arthur WalshMilton Goodrich
William BakewellDick Hebert
Paul CavanaghDr. Blucher
Halliwell HobbesMartinKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityHeiressMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference335048
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What is You Gotta Stay Happy about?
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.
How long is You Gotta Stay Happy?
You Gotta Stay Happy has a runtime of 100 minutes.