Idiot's Delight
“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.
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Clark Gable
Harry Van
Known for
Gone with the Wind
It Happened One Night
Norma Shearer
Irene Fellara
Known for
The Women
He Who Gets Slapped
Edward Arnold
Achille Weber
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Charles Coburn
Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Known for
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Lady Eve
Joseph Schildkraut
Capt. Kirvline
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
The Diary of Anne Frank
Burgess Meredith
Quillary
Known for
Rocky
Clash of the Titans
Laura Hope Crews
Madame Zuleika
Known for
Camille
Angel
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
'Don' Navadel
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Willes
Mr. Jimmy Cherry
Known for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Pat Paterson
Mrs. Cherry
Also in
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Bottoms Up
William Edmunds
Dumptsy
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Fritz Feld
Pittatek
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Barefoot in the Park
Clarence Brown Director · Robert E. Sherwood Screenplay William H. Daniels Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $1.5M · United States release January 27, 1939
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Budget
$1,519,000
Worldwide gross
$1,167,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Esperanto · Russian
Release dates
United States · January 27, 1939
Theatrical
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