It Could Happen to You (1939 film)

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It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Screenplay by Lou Breslow
Allen Rivkin
Story by Charles Hoffman
Produced by David Hempstead
Starring Stuart Erwin
Gloria Stuart
Raymond Walburn
Douglas Fowley
June Gale
Clarence Kolb
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 8, 1939 (1939-06-08)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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. [1] [2] [3] 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.

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References

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