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It Could Happen to You

One of the best stories the Saturday Evening Post ever ran!...better still on the screen!
Jun 8, 1939 · 1h 10m
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Comedy
Mystery

PLOT

In this comedy/mystery a milquetoast ad man finds his good ideas constantly copped by ambitious coworkers. His boss doesn't even seem to see him. The ad man's wife pushes her husband into confronting his boss during a party. Unfortunately, the timid fellow finds himself accused of murder after a corpse is found in the trunk of his car. He is quickly incarcerated for the crime. Meanwhile his wife begins investigating in an attempt to prove his innocence.

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CAST

Stuart Erwin
Mackinley Winslow
Gloria Stuart
Doris Winslow
Raymond Walburn
J. Hadden Quigley
Douglas Fowley
Freddie Barlow
June Gale
Agnes Barlow
Clarence Kolb
Alfred Wiman
Paul Hurst
Sandy
Richard Lane
District Attorney
Directed by Alfred L. Werker

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US

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