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It's a Wonderful World

  • 1939
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
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6.9/10
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James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
When a tycoon is accused of murder, the private eye tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess along the way.
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When a tycoon (Ernest Truex) is accused of murder, the private eye (James Stewart) tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess (Cla... Read allWhen a tycoon (Ernest Truex) is accused of murder, the private eye (James Stewart) tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess (Claudette Colbert) along the way.When a tycoon (Ernest Truex) is accused of murder, the private eye (James Stewart) tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess (Claudette Colbert) along the way.

  • Director
    • W.S. Van Dyke
  • Writers
    • Ben Hecht
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Stars
    • Claudette Colbert
    • James Stewart
    • Guy Kibbee
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz
    • Stars
      • Claudette Colbert
      • James Stewart
      • Guy Kibbee
    • 44User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart and Claudette Colbert in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    James Stewart in It's a Wonderful World (1939)

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    Claudette Colbert
    Claudette Colbert
    • Edwina Corday
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Guy Johnson
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Fred 'Cap' Streeter
    Nat Pendleton
    Nat Pendleton
    • Sergeant Fred Koretz
    Frances Drake
    Frances Drake
    • Vivian Tarbel
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Police Lieutenant Miller
    Ernest Truex
    Ernest Truex
    • Willie Heyward
    Richard Carle
    Richard Carle
    • Major I.E. Willoughby
    Cecilia Callejo
    Cecilia Callejo
    • Dolores Gonzales
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Al Mallon
    Andy Clyde
    Andy Clyde
    • 'Gimpy'
    Cliff Clark
    • Police Captain Haggerty
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    • Madame J.L. Chambers
    Leonard Kibrick
    Leonard Kibrick
    • Herman Plotka
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Delmonico - Stage Manager
    Grady Sutton
    Grady Sutton
    • Lupton Peabody
    Lowden Adams
    • Vivian's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz
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    • Trivia
      Frank Faylen has an uncredited role as a stage hand. He would later play Ernie the cab driver in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Other actors, besides James Stewart, in both pictures are Mike Lally, Ray Walker, Brick Sullivan, Philip Morris, and Monya Andre.
    • Goofs
      All of the newspapers shown in the film share many of the same articles, with the same headlines and typefaces, despite being in different newspapers and spread across several weeks.
    • Quotes

      Guy Johnson: You sort of changed my whole philosophy about women. I don't know... I always figured they kind of ended at the neck. You sort of begin there.

    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (1980)

    User reviews44

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    Disappointing
    I waited for months for this to come on TCM because Leonard Maltin said it was a "very, very funny" screwball comedy. He must have seen a different movie. This film has plenty of screwballs in it, alright, but the "plot" is confusing, wandering all over the place with no clear direction, the characters are irritating, and the dialog is stupid -- I can't believe Ben Hecht and Herman Mankiewicz couldn't do better than this. Not funny, just plain silly. A waste of time.
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    • Sep 17, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Drunter und drüber
    • Filming locations
      • San Diego, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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