Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight (1939)

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."

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1939-01-27
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Clarence Brown
star 5.7/10
From 11 Ratings

Summary

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

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  • Clark Gable

    as Harry Van

  • Norma Shearer

    as Irene Fellara

  • Edward Arnold

    as Achille Weber

  • Charles Coburn

    as Dr. Hugo Waldersee

  • Joseph Schildkraut

    as Capt. Kirvline

  • Burgess Meredith

    as Quillary

  • Laura Hope Crews

    as Madame Zuleika

  • Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

    as 'Don' Navadel

  • Peter Willes

    as Mr. Jimmy Cherry

  • Pat Paterson

    as Mrs. Cherry

  • William Edmunds

    as Dumptsy

  • Fritz Feld

    as Pittatek

  • Virginia Grey

    as Shirley Laughlin

  • Virginia Dale

    as Francine Merle

  • Paula Stone

    as Beulah Tremayne

  • Bernadene Hayes

    as Edna Creesh

  • Joan Marsh

    as Elaine Messiger

  • Lorraine Krueger

    as Bebe Gould

  • Barbara Bedford

    as Nurse #1

  • Gertrude Bennett

    as Woman with Powders

  • Margaret Bert

    as Nurse #2

  • Clem Bevans

    as Jimmy Barzek

  • Hobart Cavanaugh

    as Frueheim

  • Jimmy Conlin

    as Stagehand

  • Anna Demetrio

    as Fat Italian Woman on Train

  • Helen Dickson

    as Mrs. McCreevy

  • Frank Faylen

    as Ed

  • Bud Geary

    as Ambulance Passenger

  • Jack Grey

    as Townsman

  • Eddie Gribbon

    as Cop

  • William Irving

    as Sandro

  • Charles Judels

    as Daka

  • Suzanne Kaaren

    as Nurse #3

  • Evalyn Knapp

    as Nurse #4

  • Edward LeSaint

    as The Honorable Thomas McCreevy

  • Mitchell Lewis

    as Chief Wahoo

  • Francis McDonald

    as Flight Captain

  • Claire McDowell

    as Crying Mother

  • Buddy Messinger

    as Usher

  • Robert Middlemass

    as Hospital Commandant

  • Adolph Milar

    as Fellara

  • Rudolf Myzet

    as Czech Announcer (voice)

  • Frank Orth

    as Benny Zinsser

  • Garry Owen

    as Newsstand Vendor

  • Paul Panzer

    as Greek Chef

  • Emory Parnell

    as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop

  • Lee Phelps

    as Train Announcer

  • Edward Raquello

    as Chiari

  • George Sorel

    as Major

  • Harry Strang

    as Sergeant at Ambulance

  • Bernard Suss

    as Auguste

  • Frank M. Thomas

    as Bert

  • E. Alyn Warren

    as Clerk at Royal Grand Hotel

  • Bonita Weber

    as Woman with Catsup

  • Joe Yule

    as Vaudeville Comic
Directing Clarence Brown Director
Writing Robert E. Sherwood Theatre Play
Writing Robert E. Sherwood Screenplay
Sound Herbert Stothart Music
Sound Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Adrian Costume Design
Camera William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Editing Robert Kern Editor
Production Hunt Stromberg Producer

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