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."

Duration: 107 min
Release date: 1939-01-27
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A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Comedy Drama

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Clark Gable
Clark Gable
as Harry Van
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
as Irene Fellara
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
as Achille Weber
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn
as Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
as Capt. Kirvline
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
as Quillary
Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews
as Madame Zuleika
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
as 'Don' Navadel
Peter Willes
Peter Willes
as Mr. Jimmy Cherry
Pat Paterson
Pat Paterson
as Mrs. Cherry
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
as Dumptsy
Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld
as Pittatek
Virginia Grey
Virginia Grey
as Shirley Laughlin
Virginia Dale
Virginia Dale
as Francine Merle
Paula Stone
Paula Stone
as Beulah Tremayne
Bernadene Hayes
Bernadene Hayes
as Edna Creesh
Joan Marsh
Joan Marsh
as Elaine Messiger
Lorraine Krueger
Lorraine Krueger
as Bebe Gould
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
as Nurse #1
Gertrude Bennett
Gertrude Bennett
as Woman with Powders
Margaret Bert
Margaret Bert
as Nurse #2
Clem Bevans
Clem Bevans
as Jimmy Barzek
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Frueheim
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
as Stagehand
Anna Demetrio
Anna Demetrio
as Fat Italian Woman on Train
Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
as Mrs. McCreevy
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
as Ed
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
as Ambulance Passenger
Jack Grey
Jack Grey
as Townsman
Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Gribbon
as Cop
William Irving
William Irving
as Sandro
Charles Judels
Charles Judels
as Daka
Suzanne Kaaren
Suzanne Kaaren
as Nurse #3
Evalyn Knapp
Evalyn Knapp
as Nurse #4
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
as The Honorable Thomas McCreevy
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
as Chief Wahoo
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
as Flight Captain
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
as Crying Mother
Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger
as Usher
Robert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass
as Hospital Commandant
Adolph Milar
Adolph Milar
as Fellara
Rudolf Myzet
Rudolf Myzet
as Czech Announcer (voice)
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
as Benny Zinsser
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
as Newsstand Vendor
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
as Greek Chef
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Train Announcer
Edward Raquello
Edward Raquello
as Chiari
George Sorel
George Sorel
as Major
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
as Sergeant at Ambulance
Bernard Suss
Bernard Suss
as Auguste
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
as Bert
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
as Clerk at Royal Grand Hotel
Bonita Weber
Bonita Weber
as Woman with Catsup
Joe Yule
Joe Yule
as Vaudeville Comic
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