It's a Wonderful World

"THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!"

May 19 1939 Not Rated 1h 26m
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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.

Plot

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

Written by

Ben Hecht, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Directed by

W.S. Van Dyke

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,630
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA