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It's a Wonderful World
THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about It's a Wonderful World
Cast
Claudette ColbertEdwina Corday
James StewartGuy Johnson
Guy KibbeeFred 'Cap' Streeter
Nat PendletonSergeant Fred Koretz
Frances DrakeVivian Tarbel
Edgar KennedyLieutenant Miller
Ernest TruexWillie Heyward
Richard CarleMajor I. E. WilloughbyCredits
- Directed by
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Written by
- Ben Hecht, Ben Hecht
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
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