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If the idea of James Stewart masquerading as a gangly Boy Scout leader in oversized pants and Coke-bottle glasses makes you laugh, It’s a Wonderful World awaits!
This wisecracking classic scripted by screwball master Ben Hecht (Nothing Sacred, His Girl Friday) stars Stewart and the marvelous Claudette Colbert in their only screen pairing. He’s a private eye on the run from a conspiracy rap in a phony murder case. She’s a dizzy poet he takes hostage…and takes on the adventure of her life to track down the real killer.
Naturally, despite constant peril and the PI’s penchant for goofball disguises, romance blooms. Join two iconic stars in a comic world that’s wacky, witty and completely wonderful.
Original Release
05/19/1939
US Release
05/19/1939
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudette Colbert | Edwina Corday |
James Stewart | Guy Johnson |
Guy Kibbee | Fred 'Cap' Streeter |
Nat Pendleton | Sergeant Fred Koretz |
Frances Drake | Vivian Tarbel |
Edgar Kennedy | Police Lieutenant Miller / Lieutenant Miller |
Ernest Truex | Willie Heyward |
Richard Carle | Major I.E. Willoughby / Major I. E. Willoughby |
Cecilia Callejo | Dolores Gonzales |
Sidney Blackmer | Al Mallon |
Directors
Writers
Ben Hecht, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Cast
Name | Character |
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Claudette Colbert | Edwina Corday |
James Stewart | Guy Johnson |
Guy Kibbee | Fred 'Cap' Streeter |
Nat Pendleton | Sergeant Fred Koretz |
Frances Drake | Vivian Tarbel |
Edgar Kennedy | Police Lieutenant Miller / Lieutenant Miller |
Ernest Truex | Willie Heyward |
Richard Carle | Major I.E. Willoughby / Major I. E. Willoughby |
Cecilia Callejo | Dolores Gonzales |
Sidney Blackmer | Al Mallon |
Andy Clyde | 'Gimpy' / 'Gimpy' Wilson |
Cliff Clark | Police Captain Haggerty / Captain Haggerty |
Cecil Cunningham | Madame J.L. Chambers / Madame J. L. Chambers |
Leonard Kibrick | Herman Plotka |
Hans Conried | Delmonico - Stage Manager / Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager |
Grady Sutton | Lupton Peabody |
Lowden Adams | Vivian's Butler |
Murray Alper | Newspaper Man at Ferry Landing |
Monya Andre | Guest |
Lulu Mae Bohrman | Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Davis | Producer |