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You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!

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ComedyRomance

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Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

28 October 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Dee Dee Dillwood

James Stewart

James Stewart

Marvin Payne

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Bullets Baker

Roland Young

Roland Young

Ralph Tutwiler

Willard Parker

Willard Parker

Henry Benson

Percy Kilbride

Percy Kilbride

Mr. Racknell

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Mr. Caslon

Marcy McGuire

Marcy McGuire

Georgia Goodrich

Arthur Walsh

Arthur Walsh

Milton Goodrich

William Bakewell

William Bakewell

Dick Hebert

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Dr. Blucher

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Martin

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Pierre

Stanley Prager

Stanley Prager

Jack Samuels

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Aunt Martha

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Racknell

Peter Roman

Peter Roman

Barnabas

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson

Jud Tavis

Don Kohler

Don Kohler

Ted

Bert Conway

Bert Conway

Neil

Vera Marshe

Vera Marshe

Mae

Jimmie Dodd

Jimmie Dodd

Curly

Robert Rockwell

Robert Rockwell

Eddie

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Bank Watchman

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Carnival Man

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Cemetery Man

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Night Clerk

Eddie Ehrhart

Eddie Ehrhart

Thaddeus (Uncredited)

Harland Tucker

Harland Tucker

Mr. Thrush (Uncredited)

Bill Clauson

Bill Clauson

Simon (Uncredited)

Donald Dewar

Donald Dewar

Boy (Uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Detective (Uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Tiny Jones

Pedestrian (Uncredited)

Al Murphy

Al Murphy

Mechanic (Uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Waiter (Uncredited)

David Sharpe

David Sharpe

Motorcyclist (Uncredited)

Don Shelton

Don Shelton

Minister (Uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Bank Customer (Uncredited)

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Old Man (Uncredited)

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

Portly Man (Uncredited)

Chief Yowlachie

Chief Yowlachie

Native American Man (Uncredited)

Joe Cook Jr.

Joe Cook Jr.

Bellhop (Uncredited)

Don Garner

Don Garner

Bellhop (Uncredited)

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Day Clerk (Uncredited)

Frank White

Frank White

Elevator Operator (Uncredited)

Hal Melone

Hal Melone

Elevator Operator (Uncredited)

Isabel Withers

Isabel Withers

Maid (Uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

Beatrice Roberts

Maid (Uncredited)

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