Idiot's Delight

1939

1h 47m

5.9

5.9/10

16 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English Russian Esperanto

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

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 27, 1939
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0031473

Cast

Clark Gable

Harry Van

Norma Shearer

Irene Fellara

Edward Arnold

Achille Weber

Charles Coburn

Dr. Hugo Waldersee

Joseph Schildkraut

Capt. Kirvline

Burgess Meredith

Quillary

Laura Hope Crews

Madame Zuleika

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

'Don' Navadel

Peter Willes

Mr. Jimmy Cherry

Pat Paterson

Mrs. Cherry

William Edmunds

Dumptsy

Fritz Feld

Pittatek

Key Crew

Robert E. Sherwood

Screenplay

Clarence Brown

Director

Hunt Stromberg

Producer