Idiot's Delight

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.

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

Quick Facts

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

Cast

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

Key Crew

Robert E. Sherwood
Screenplay
Clarence Brown
Director
Hunt Stromberg
Producer