It Could Happen to You (1939)

Name: It Could Happen to You
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Released: 1939-06-08
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Stuart Erwin, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Walburn, Douglas Fowley, June Gale

It Could Happen to You (1939), directed by Alfred L. Werker, starring Stuart Erwin and Gloria Stuart.

06/08/1939 BR Comedy and Mystery 1h 10m

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Synopsis

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.

Alfred L. WerkerDirector
Allen RivkinWriter
Charles HoffmanStory
Lou BreslowWriter

About the film

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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Plot

A beautiful girl gets murdered and ad man Mackinley Winslow gets arrested, now his wife Doris has to solve the crime and prove her husband's innocence.

Cast

Stuart Erwin as Mackinley Winslow

Gloria Stuart as Doris Winslow

Raymond Walburn as J. Hadden Quigley

Douglas Fowley as Freddie Barlow

June Gale as Agnes Barlow

Clarence Kolb as Alfred Wiman

Paul Hurst as Sandy

Richard Lane as District Attorney Gibson

Robert Greig as Pedley

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It Could Happen to You at IMDb

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Trivia

It premiered on June 8, 1939, a Thursday.
It runs 1h10 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

Studios20th Century Fox
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Alfred L. Werker Director
Allen Rivkin Writer
Charles Hoffman Story
Lou Breslow Writer

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What is It Could Happen to You about?

It Could Happen to You: 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…

Who directed It Could Happen to You?

It Could Happen to You was directed by Alfred L. Werker in 1939.

Who stars in It Could Happen to You?

The cast of It Could Happen to You includes Stuart Erwin, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Walburn, Douglas Fowley and June Gale.

How long is It Could Happen to You?

It Could Happen to You runs for 70 minutes, or 1h10.