It’s a Wonderful World

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"It’s a Wonderful World" is a 1939 screwball comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and shot by cinematographer Joseph Walker, known for its fast-paced plot and witty dialogue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
screwball comedy film
basedOn original screenplay
blackAndWhite true
cinematographer Joseph Walker NERFINISHED
containsElement road movie elements
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dialogueStyle rapid-fire banter
director W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingProcess photochemical film
genre comedy film
screwball comedy
hasFilmFormat black-and-white
hasTheme mistaken identity
romantic comedy
leadActor James Stewart NERFINISHED
leadActress Claudette Colbert NERFINISHED
mainCharacterOccupation private detective
musicBy Edward Ward NERFINISHED
narrativePace fast-paced
notableFor witty dialogue
originalLanguage English
partOfFilmMovement classical Hollywood cinema
producer Frank Davis NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1939-05-19
releaseYear 1939
runtimeMinutes 86
screenwriter Ben Hecht NERFINISHED
Herman J. Mankiewicz NERFINISHED
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
soundFilm true
starring Cecil Cunningham NERFINISHED
Claudette Colbert NERFINISHED
Edgar Kennedy NERFINISHED
Ernest Truex NERFINISHED
Guy Kibbee NERFINISHED
Hans Conried NERFINISHED
James Stewart NERFINISHED
Nat Pendleton NERFINISHED
Sidney Blackmer NERFINISHED
studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audience
title It’s a Wonderful World NERFINISHED

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Joseph Walker notableWork It’s a Wonderful World