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Idiot's Delight( 1939)

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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."

Overview

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clark Gable

      Harry Van

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      Norma Shearer

      Irene Fellara

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      Edward Arnold

      Achille Weber

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      Charles Coburn

      Dr. Hugo Waldersee

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      Joseph Schildkraut

      Capt. Kirvline

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      Burgess Meredith

      Quillary

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      Laura Hope Crews

      Madame Zuleika

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      Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

      'Don' Navadel

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      Peter Willes

      Mr. Jimmy Cherry

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      Pat Paterson

      Mrs. Cherry

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      William Edmunds

      Dumptsy

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      Fritz Feld

      Pittatek

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      Virginia Grey

      Shirley Laughlin

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      Virginia Dale

      Francine Merle

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      Paula Stone

      Beulah Tremayne

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      Bernadene Hayes

      Edna Creesh

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      Joan Marsh

      Elaine Messiger

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      Lorraine Krueger

      Bebe Gould

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      Barbara Bedford

      Nurse #1

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      Gertrude Bennett

      Woman with Powders

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      Margaret Bert

      Nurse #2

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      Clem Bevans

      Jimmy Barzek

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      Hobart Cavanaugh

      Frueheim

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      Jimmy Conlin

      Stagehand

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      Anna Demetrio

      Fat Italian Woman on Train

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      Helen Dickson

      Mrs. McCreevy

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      Frank Faylen

      Ed

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      Bud Geary

      Ambulance Passenger

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      Jack Grey

      Townsman

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      Eddie Gribbon

      Cop

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      William Irving

      Sandro

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      Charles Judels

      Daka

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      Suzanne Kaaren

      Nurse #3

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      Evalyn Knapp

      Nurse #4

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      Edward LeSaint

      The Honorable Thomas McCreevy

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      Mitchell Lewis

      Chief Wahoo

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      Francis McDonald

      Flight Captain

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      Claire McDowell

      Crying Mother

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      Buddy Messinger

      Usher

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      Robert Middlemass

      Hospital Commandant

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      Adolph Milar

      Fellara

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      Rudolf Myzet

      Czech Announcer (voice)

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      Frank Orth

      Benny Zinsser

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      Garry Owen

      Newsstand Vendor

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      Paul Panzer

      Greek Chef

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      Emory Parnell

      Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop

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      Lee Phelps

      Train Announcer

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      Edward Raquello

      Chiari

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      George Sorel

      Major

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      Harry Strang

      Sergeant at Ambulance

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      Bernard Suss

      Auguste

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      Frank M. Thomas

      Bert

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      E. Alyn Warren

      Clerk at Royal Grand Hotel

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      Bonita Weber

      Woman with Catsup

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      Joe Yule

      Vaudeville Comic

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • hotel
    • world war ii
    • mountain village
    • blonde
    • song and dance
    • mind reading act
    • russian woman
    • musical troupe
    • stranded traveler
    • compulsive liar
    • war against fascism
    • wartime propaganda
    • blonde girls
    • aerial attack