It's a Wonderful World
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This article is about the movie It's a Wonderful World. For the Nintendo DS video game, see It's a Wonderful World (video game).
| It's a Wonderful World | |
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 1939 original movie poster |
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| Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
| Produced by | Frank Davis |
| Written by | Ben Hecht Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Starring | James Stewart Claudette Colbert Guy Kibbee Frances Drake Nat Pendleton Edgar Kennedy Ernest Truex |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Editing by | Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 19 May 1939 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
It's a Wonderful World is a 1939 romantic screwball comedy starring James Stewart, Claudette Colbert and Frances Drake.
[edit] Plot
Detective Guy Johnson's (Stewart) client, Willie Heywood (played by Ernest Truex) is framed for murder and 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, Willie to be executed. On the way to jail Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police. Later he encounters poetess Edwina Corday (Colbert), he has no option but to take her along as she sees him as a hardened desperado. This is a mixed blessing for him, but the complete ineptitude of the pursuing police is all good news.
