Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight ★★★ 1939
At an Alpine hotel, a song and dance man meets a gorgeous Russian countess who reminds him of a former lover. Incredibly, Gable sings and dances through “Puttin' on the Ritz,” the film's big highlight. Based on the Pulitzer Prizewinning play by Robert Sherwood. 107m/B VHS . Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, Burgess Meredith, Edward Arnold, Charles Coburn, Joseph Schildkraut; D: Clarence Brown; C: William H. Daniels.
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