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FilmComedyCrimeMysteryRomance

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

NR · 1939-05-19 · 1h 26m · EN
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THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!

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.

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W.S. Van DykeDirector

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Claudette ColbertClaudette ColbertEdwina CordayJames StewartJames StewartGuy JohnsonGuy KibbeeGuy KibbeeFred 'Cap' StreeterNat PendletonNat PendletonSergeant Fred KoretzFrances DrakeFrances DrakeVivian TarbelEdgar KennedyEdgar KennedyLieutenant MillerErnest TruexErnest TruexWillie HeywardRichard CarleRichard CarleMajor I. E. WilloughbyCecilia CallejoCecilia CallejoDolores GonzalesSidney BlackmerSidney BlackmerAl MallonAndy ClydeAndy Clyde'Gimpy' WilsonCliff ClarkCliff ClarkCaptain Haggerty

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KidnappingDetectiveMurderPoliceEscape

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Genre affinityComedy · Crime · MysteryTheme affinityKidnapping · Detective · MurderMood preferenceRomanceNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyPacingShort

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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.

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It's a Wonderful World has a runtime of 86 minutes.

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