"The Biggest Thrill They Ever Gave You! Norma and Clark together in the romance of a "ham" song-and-dance man and a "red-headed liar from Omaha."" 27 January 1939 Drama, Comedy 107 mins
A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
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Clark Gable as Harry Van
Norma Shearer as Irene Fellara
Edward Arnold as Achille Weber
Charles Coburn as Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Joseph Schildkraut as Capt. Kirvline
Burgess Meredith as Quillary
Laura Hope Crews as Madame Zuleika
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as 'Don' Navadel
Peter Willes as Mr. Jimmy Cherry
Pat Paterson as Mrs. Cherry
William Edmunds as Dumptsy
Fritz Feld as Pittatek
Virginia Grey as Shirley Laughlin
Virginia Dale as Francine Merle
Paula Stone as Beulah Tremayne
Bernadene Hayes as Edna Creesh
Robert E. Sherwood Theatre Play
Robert E. Sherwood Screenplay
Clarence Brown Director
Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Hunt Stromberg Producer
Herbert Stothart Music
Robert Kern Editor
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Adrian Costume Design
United States 27 January 1939
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