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Idiot's Delight

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Idiot's Delight
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1hr 47min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1939
Director:
Clarence Brown
Starring:
Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold  ...more
Synopsis: Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Idiot's Delight starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne on Broadway. Set in a lavish alpine hotel bordering an Italian air base, the story throws together several disparate people, each in his or her own way affected by the World War that threatens to erupt at a moment's notice. The only person who doesn't seem to have a political or economic stake in world affairs is Harry Van, a two-bit American entertainer who is stranded in the hotel with his travelling ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The sight of a platinum blonde Norma Shearer takes some getting used to -- but then so does most of Shearer in Idiot's Delight. For whatever reason, Shearer never really "gets" the character. She provides the extravagance that the character calls for, but without the fun or satire, and she often seems to be acting in a vacuum; there may be other characters onscreen with her, but she rarely really connects ... Full Review
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Norma Shearer
Irene Fellara
Clark Gable
Harry Van
Edward Arnold
Achille Weber
Charles Coburn
Dr. Waldersee
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