It's a Wonderful World
1939 original movie poster
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 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 (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: Guy to go to prison 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.

[edit] Cast

• Claudette Colbert ... Edwina Corday
• James Stewart ... Guy Johnson
• Guy Kibbee ... Fred 'Cap' Streeter
• Nat Pendleton ... Sergeant Fred Koretz
• Frances Drake ... Vivian Tarbel
• Edgar Kennedy ... Lieutenant Miller
• Ernest Truex ... Willie Heyward
• Richard Carle ... Major I. E. Willoughby
• Cecilia Callejo ... Dolores Gonzales
• Sidney Blackmer ... Al Mallon
• Andy Clyde ... 'Gimpy' Wilson
• Cliff Clark ... Captain Haggerty
• Cecil Cunningham ... Madame J. L. Chambers
• Leonard Kibrick ... Herman Plotka
• Hans Conried ... Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager

[edit] Filming locations

San Diego, California

[edit] External links

• It's a Wonderful World (1939 film) at the Internet Movie Database
• It's a Wonderful World at Allmovie
• It's a Wonderful World at the TCM Movie Database