It's a Wonderful World
Seen it?1939 | 86 min | Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! or The Silence of the Lambs, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
- 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. Willoughby
- Cecilia CallejoDolores Gonzales
- Sidney BlackmerAl Mallon