It's a Wonderful World

Overview

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. 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 with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 19, 1939

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Mary Louise Smith,Harry Burns,Edgar Kennedy,Sidney Blackmer,Edgar Dearing,Claudette Colbert,Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart,Tom Hanlon,Jack Mulhall,W.E. Lawrenceand 42 more

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Writer

Ben Hecht,Herman J. Mankiewicz

Producer

Frank Davis

Cinematography

Oliver T. Marsh

Music

Edward Ward

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0031500