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It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 19, 1939

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery

User Score

64%

Original Title

It's a Wonderful World

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Description

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.