United States / Jan 27, 1939 / NR
The Biggest Thrill They Ever Gave You! Norma and Clark together in the romance of a "ham" song-and-dance man and a "red-headed liar from Omaha."
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | 'Don' Navadel |
| Peter Willes | Mr. Jimmy Cherry |
| Pat Paterson | Mrs. Cherry |
| William Edmunds | Dumptsy |
| Fritz Feld | Pittatek |
| Virginia Grey | Shirley Laughlin |
| Virginia Dale | Francine Merle |
| Paula Stone | Beulah Tremayne |
| Bernadene Hayes | Edna Creesh |
| Joan Marsh | Elaine Messiger |
| Lorraine Krueger | Bebe Gould |
| Barbara Bedford | Nurse #1 |
| Gertrude Bennett | Woman with Powders |
| Margaret Bert | Nurse #2 |
| Clem Bevans | Jimmy Barzek |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Frueheim |
| Jimmy Conlin | Stagehand |
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| Anna Demetrio | Fat Italian Woman on Train |
| Helen Dickson | Mrs. McCreevy |
| Frank Faylen | Ed |
| Bud Geary | Ambulance Passenger |
| Jack Grey | Townsman |
| Eddie Gribbon | Cop |
| William Irving | Sandro |
| Charles Judels | Daka |
| Suzanne Kaaren | Nurse #3 |
| Evalyn Knapp | Nurse #4 |
| Edward LeSaint | The Honorable Thomas McCreevy |
| Mitchell Lewis | Chief Wahoo |
| Francis McDonald | Flight Captain |
| Claire McDowell | Crying Mother |
| Buddy Messinger | Usher |
| Robert Middlemass | Hospital Commandant |
| Adolph Milar | Fellara |
| Rudolf Myzet | Czech Announcer (voice) |
| Frank Orth | Benny Zinsser |
| Garry Owen | Newsstand Vendor |
| Paul Panzer | Greek Chef |
| Emory Parnell | Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop |
| Lee Phelps | Train Announcer |
| Edward Raquello | Chiari |
| George Sorel | Major |
| Harry Strang | Sergeant at Ambulance |
| Bernard Suss | Auguste |
| Frank M. Thomas | Bert |
| E. Alyn Warren | Clerk at Royal Grand Hotel |
| Bonita Weber | Woman with Catsup |
| Joe Yule | Vaudeville Comic |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Idiot's Delight |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Pусский, Esperanto |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 27 gennaio 1939 |
| Production | Hunt Stromberg |
| Writer | Robert E. Sherwood |
| Editing | Robert Kern |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Assistant directors | Clarence Brown |
| Camera operators | William H. Daniels |
| Additional photography | William H. Daniels |
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| Production design | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | Herbert Stothart, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer, Herbert Stothart |
| Costume design | Adrian, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Makeup | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian |
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