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It’s a Wonderful World (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 86 mins · English
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- Directed by
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Starring
- James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton, Edgar Kennedy, Hans Conried, Sidney Blackmer
Detective Guy Johnson’s client, Willie Heywood, is falsely accused of murder. Guy hides Willie to trap the real killer, but both are arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced—Guy to a year in prison and Willie to be executed. While being taken to jail, Guy discovers a clue, breaks free, and races to clear their names.
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