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Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight
★ 6.1/10•1939•1h 47m•NR•Comedy•Drama

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."

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

Clarence Brown · Director

Robert E. Sherwood · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 47m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 27, 1939

Actors

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Harry Van

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Irene Fellara

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Achille Weber

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Capt. Kirvline

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Quillary

Laura Hope Crews

Laura Hope Crews

Madame Zuleika

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

'Don' Navadel

Peter Willes

Peter Willes

Mr. Jimmy Cherry

Pat Paterson

Pat Paterson

Mrs. Cherry

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Dumptsy

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Pittatek

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Shirley Laughlin

Virginia Dale

Virginia Dale

Francine Merle

Paula Stone

Paula Stone

Beulah Tremayne

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

Edna Creesh

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