It's a Wonderful World
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. To trap the real killer, Guy conceals Willie, but the pair are captured by the police, tried, convicted, and sentenced: Guy to a year in prison while Willie faces execution. While being transported to detention, Guy discovers a crucial clue and makes a daring escape from custody.
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W.S. Van Dyke
Charles Dorian
Hugh Boswell
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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.
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The directors of It's a Wonderful World are W.S. Van Dyke, Charles Dorian, and Hugh Boswell.
The cast of It's a Wonderful World includes Frank Faylen as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited), George Meeker as Ned Brown (uncredited), George Chandler as Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited), Edgar Dearing as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited), Harold Miller as Guest (uncredited), Maurice Costello as Guest (uncredited), Mike Lally as Reporter with Vivian (uncredited), Louis Natheaux as Waiter (uncredited), John Dilson as Doctor (uncredited), Philip Morris as Policeman on Train (uncredited), Hans Conried as Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager, Nat Pendleton as Sergeant Fred Koretz, and more.
The duration of It's a Wonderful World is 1h 26 mins.
Yes. You can watch the It's a Wonderful World trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
It's a Wonderful World was released on 19 May 1939.
It's a Wonderful World is listed under Comedy, Romance, Crime, and Mystery on Fanbiz.
It's a Wonderful World has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 sh..."
