It Could Happen to You (1939)
One of the best stories the Saturday Evening Post ever ran!...better still on the screen!
In this comedy/mystery a milquetoast ad man finds his good ideas constantly copped by ambitious coworkers. His boss doesn't even seem to see him. The ad man's wife pushes her husband into confronting his boss during a party. Unfortunately, the timid fellow finds himself accused of murder after a corpse is found in the trunk of his car. He is quickly incarcerated for the crime. Meanwhile his wife begins investigating in an attempt to prove his innocence.
- Date of release
- 1939-06-08
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery
- Director
- Alfred L. Werker
Casting
- Stuart Erwin — Mackinley Winslow
- Gloria Stuart — Doris Winslow
- Raymond Walburn — J. Hadden Quigley
- Douglas Fowley — Freddie Barlow
- June Gale — Agnes Barlow
- Clarence Kolb — Alfred Wiman
- Paul Hurst — Sandy
- Richard Lane — District Attorney
- Robert Greig — Pedley
Interesting facts
It Could Happen to You is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Lou Breslow and Allen Rivkin. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Walburn, Douglas Fowley, June Gale and Clarence Kolb. The film was released on June 8, 1939, by 20th Century Fox.
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