You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)

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In this romantic comedy, a wealthy heiress marries hastily and realizes her mistake on her honeymoon in New York. Though it is her wedding night, she decides not to consummate the union and so ends up hiding in the room of a fellow whose airplane cargo company is facing financial ruin. He assumes… More In this romantic comedy, a wealthy heiress marries hastily and realizes her mistake on her honeymoon in New York. Though it is her wedding night, she decides not to consummate the union and so ends up hiding in the room of a fellow whose airplane cargo company is facing financial ruin. He assumes that the frightened girl is poor and homeless and so takes her in. She then overdoses on sleeping pills and cannot wake up. The fellow is forced to take her back to California. The flight back is tumultuous as she, a fugitive criminal, two enamored newlyweds, a cigar smoking chimp, a corpse, and a shipment of lobsters are aboard the plane. Mayhem really ensues when the plane crashes in a farmer's field. By this time, the woman and the fellow have fallen in love. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: H.C. Potter
Written By: Karl Tunberg
Genres: Romance, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 28, 1948 Wide
On DVD: May 26, 1998

Critic Reviews

Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
Available on DVD in a five-movie set of James Stewart films.
Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide
The screwball quality and physical humour devolves into a much less interesting sentimental mismatched love story.

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Cast

            Joan Fontaine as Dee Dee Dillwood

            James Stewart as Marvin Payne

            Eddie Albert as Bullets Baker

            Roland Young as Ralph Tutwiler

            Willard Parker as Henry Benson

            Percy Kilbride as Mr. Racknell

            Porter Hall as Mr. Caslon

            Marcy McGuire as Georgia Goodrich

            Arthur J. Walsh as Milton Goodrich

            William Bakewell as Dick Hebert

            Paul Cavanagh as Dr. Blucher

            Halliwell Hobbes as Martin

            Stanley Prager as Jack Samuels

            Mary Forbes as Aunt Martha

            Edith Evanson as Mrs. Racknell

            Peter Roman as Barnabas

            Houseley Stevenson Sr. as Jud Tavis

            Emory Parnell as Bank Watchman

            Don Kohler as Ted

            Bert Conway as Neil

            Hal K. Dawson as Night Clerk

            Vera Marshe as Mae

            Robert Rockwell as Eddie

            George Carleton as Portly Man

            Hobart Cavanaugh
            
            Bill Clauson as Simon

            Frank Darien as Old Man

            Fritz Feld as Pierre

            Edward Gargan as Detective

            Don Garner as Bellhops

            Myron Healey as Day Clerk

            Arthur Hohl as Cemetery Man

            Frank Jenks as Carnival Man

            Tiny Jones as Pedestrian

            Al Murphy as Mechanic

            Beatrice Roberts as Maid

            David Sharpe as Motorcycle Rider

            Don Shelton as Minister

            Harland Tucker as Mr. Thrush

            Isabel Withers as Maid

            Chief Yowlachie as Indian

            William H. O'Brien as Waiter

            Donald Dewar as Boy

            Hal Malone
            
            Jimmy Dodd as Curly

            Frank White as Elevator Operator
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