CinemaOSMovie · 1939 · 1h 10m
It Could Happen to You

One of the best stories the Saturday Evening Post ever ran!...better still on the screen!

48%(2)IMDbComedyMystery

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.

Directed byAlfred L. Werker

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
Language
EN
Released
June 8, 1939
Studios
20th Century Fox

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Mackinley Winslow

Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart

Doris Winslow

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

J. Hadden Quigley

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Freddie Barlow

June Gale

June Gale

Agnes Barlow

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Alfred Wiman

Paul Hurst

Sandy

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

District Attorney

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Pedley

Creative team
Directed by
Alfred L. Werker
Alfred L. Werker
Written by
Lou Breslow
Charles Hoffman

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