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Guy is resolved to find this lost husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), who decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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Guy is resolved resolves to find locate this lost husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he also runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), who decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive {{private detective}} whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez. Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive {{private detective}} whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of a glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez. Willie’s wife Vivian and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder murder, in order to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie but escapes when after he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost turns out that Vivian's long-lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, is alive and has evidence to frame her.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert),and she who decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert),
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Not to be confused with ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', despite the similar title and the presence of Jimmy Stewart in the cast.
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Not to be confused with ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', despite the similar title and the presence of Jimmy Stewart in the cast.
cast, or ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', which has the exact same title in Japanese.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive {{private detective}} whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez. Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive {{private detective}} whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez. Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, Willie but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Guy is resolved to find this losthusband, husband and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday (Colbert), and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Guy is resolved to find this lost
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* AbhorrentAdmirer / TheLoad: Edwina to Guy. She sticks around him even when he clearly doesn’t want her there to cramp up his investigation, but she has a major crush and won’t leave.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer / TheLoad: AbhorrentAdmirer: Edwina to Guy. She sticks around him even when he clearly doesn’t want her there to cramp up his investigation, but she has a major crush and won’t leave.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: AbhorrentAdmirer / TheLoad: Edwina to Guy. She sticks around him even when he clearly doesn’t want her there to cramp up his investigation, but she has a major crush and won’t leave.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez. Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective {{private detective}} whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez. Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
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''It's a Wonderful World'' (1939) is a ScrewballComedy/mystery film starring Creator/ClaudetteColbert and Creator/JimmyStewart, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke II.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez.
Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment.
Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment.
Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez.
Gonzalez. Willie’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get $10 million out of Willie's insurance once he gets capital punishment.
punishment. Consequently, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
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Not to be confused with ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', despite the similar title and the presence of Jimmy Stewart in the cast.
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Heyward’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get 10 million dollars once Heyward gets capital punishment.
Then, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Then, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband, who she thought died in Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Guy is resolved to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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Guy is resolved to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina
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* BoundAndGagged: Guy ties up a boy scout and his leader since they were helping the police in finding guy.
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* BoundAndGagged: Guy ties up a boy scout and his leader since they were helping the police in finding guy.Guy.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Guy is frustrated that he’s lost time with Edwina, and there’s probably a lot of “dicks” on his tail. Of course, dick being the old term for a detective or policeman.
* FacePalm: Guy and police chief in charge of catching him both do this in back-to-back scenes, in reaction to "help" from other characters.
* FailedASpotCheck: The police have Guy right under their nose, and don’t recognize him because their distracted by Edwina.
* InsuranceFraud: The reason why Heyward’s wife and her lover have framed Willie. 10 million dollars are at stake.
* FacePalm: Guy and police chief in charge of catching him both do this in back-to-back scenes, in reaction to "help" from other characters.
* FailedASpotCheck: The police have Guy right under their nose, and don’t recognize him because their distracted by Edwina.
* InsuranceFraud: The reason why Heyward’s wife and her lover have framed Willie. 10 million dollars are at stake.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Guy is frustrated that he’s lost time with Edwina, and there’s probably a lot of “dicks” "dicks" on his tail. Of course, dick "dick" being the old term for a detective or policeman.
* FacePalm: Guy and the policechief in charge of catching him chief both do this in back-to-back scenes, in reaction to the "help" received from other characters.
* FailedASpotCheck: The police have Guy right under theirnose, nose and don’t recognize him because their they're distracted by Edwina.
* InsuranceFraud: The reason why Heyward’s wife and her lover have framed Willie.10 million dollars $10 million are at stake.
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* InsuranceFraud: The reason why Heyward’s wife and her lover have framed Willie.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Guy says that for a 100 bucks a week nothing is undignified even if it means taking care of an embarrassing client.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Guy says that for a 100 bucks $100 a week nothing is undignified even if it means taking care of an embarrassing client.
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* PoliceAreUseless: They lose Guy on the train while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen. Eventually, they catch up to him, but don't recognize him even though his fake accent is none too convincing.
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* PoliceAreUseless: They lose Guy on the train while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen. Eventually, they catch up to him, him but don't recognize him even though his fake accent is none too convincing.
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''It's a Wonderful World'' (1939) is a ScrewballComedy crime mystery starring Creator/ClaudetteColbert and Creator/JimmyStewart, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke II.
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''It's a Wonderful World'' (1939) is a ScrewballComedy crime mystery ScrewballComedy/mystery film starring Creator/ClaudetteColbert and Creator/JimmyStewart, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke II.
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[[caption-width-right:220:Not to be confused with a similarly named Jimmy Stewart [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife movie]].]]
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[[caption-width-right:220:Not to be confused with a similarly named Jimmy Stewart [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife movie]].similarly named]] Jimmy Stewart movie.]]
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez.
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Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for the murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez.
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Then, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband who she thought died in Australia has evidence to frame her.
Guy is settled to go to this town to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Guy is settled to go to this town to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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Then, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband husband, who she thought died in Australia Australia, has evidence to frame her.
Guy issettled to go to this town resolved to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
Guy is
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* PoliceAreUseless: They lose Guy on the train while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen. Eventually, they have him right under their noses but don't recognize him even though his accent is none too convincing.
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* PoliceAreUseless: They lose Guy on the train while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen. Eventually, they have him right under their noses catch up to him, but don't recognize him even though his fake accent is none too convincing.
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* PoliceAreUseless: They manage to lose Guy on the train, and while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen.
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* PoliceAreUseless: They manage to lose Guy on the train, and train while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen.policemen. Eventually, they have him right under their noses but don't recognize him even though his accent is none too convincing.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: InUniverse: Guy’s attempt at an English accent is atrocious.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: InUniverse: Guy’s attempt at an English accent is atrocious.atrocious, but manages to fool the police force.
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Not to be confused with a similarly named Jimmy Stewart [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife movie]].
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* PurplePose: Edwina Corday is a poet (or as the movie says, poetess), and her poems are awful.
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* PurplePose: PurpleProse: Edwina Corday is a poet (or as the movie says, poetess), and her poems are awful.
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* TheMacGuffin: The half-dime charm.
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* TheMacGuffin: MacGuffin: The half-dime charm.
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* TheMacguffin: TheMacGuffin: The half-dime charm.
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* TheMaguffin: TheMacguffin: The half-dime charm.
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* OnlyDoingItForTheMoney: Guy says that for a 100 bucks a week nothing is undignified even if it means taking care of an embarrassing client.
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* OnlyDoingItForTheMoney: OnlyInItForTheMoney: Guy says that for a 100 bucks a week nothing is undignified even if it means taking care of an embarrassing client.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Granted, this may before Stewart was typecast as the All-American nice guy, but his Guy Johnson is rude and exasperated easily.
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Not to be confused with a similarly named Jimmy Stewart [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife movie]].
''It's a Wonderful World'' (1939) is a ScrewballComedy crime mystery starring Creator/ClaudetteColbert and Creator/JimmyStewart, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke II.
Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez.
Heyward’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get 10 million dollars once Heyward gets capital punishment.
Then, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband who she thought died in Australia has evidence to frame her.
Guy is settled to go to this town to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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!!Tropes associated with this film:
*AbhorrentAdmirer: Edwina to Guy. She sticks around him even when he clearly doesn’t want her there to cramp up his investigation, but she has a major crush and won’t leave.
**She does become useful, though.
*AshFace: Happens to Guy during the play, unfortunately, and is played as a {{Blackface}} gag.
*BelligerentSexualTension: Is it any surprise?
*BoundAndGagged: Guy ties up a boy scout and his leader since they were helping the police in finding guy.
*CloudCuckoolander: Edwina is kinda nuts.
*DeadpanSnarker: Every second answer by Guy is some snarky remark.
*HaveAGayOldTime: Guy is frustrated that he’s lost time with Edwina, and there’s probably a lot of “dicks” on his tail. Of course, dick being the old term for a detective or policeman.
*FailedASpotCheck: The police have Guy right under their nose, and don’t recognize him because their distracted by Edwina.
*InsuranceFraud: The reason why Heyward’s wife and her lover have framed Willie. 10 million dollars are at stake.
*{{Jerkass}}: Guy is really a big jerk, but under the circumstances, it kind of makes sense.
**JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He eventually softens up with Edwina.
*KubrickStare: When Guy finds out Edwina saw him jumping out of the train with the policeman.
*TheMaguffin: The half-dime charm.
*MuggedForDisguise: The Boy Scout leader.
*NerdGlasses: Part of Guy’s disguise is putting on a horribly thick version of these, stolen from the Boy Scout. He can barely see out of them.
*OnlyDoingItForTheMoney: Guy says that for a 100 bucks a week nothing is undignified even if it means taking care of an embarrassing client.
**Guy only tries to exonerate Willie to get the $100,000 he promised him.
*PlayingAgainstType: Granted, this may before Stewart was typecast as the All-American nice guy, but his Guy Johnson is rude and exasperated easily.
*PoliceAreUseless: They manage to lose Guy on the train, and while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen.
*PurplePose: Edwina Corday is a poet (or as the movie says, poetess), and her poems are awful.
*TitleDrop: Edwina’s poem uses the title of the film.
WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: InUniverse: Guy’s attempt at an English accent is atrocious.
**Ditto with his Southern Accent.
*WouldHitAGirl: Guy punches Edwina, and she’s not too happy about it.
*ZanyScheme: Edwina pretends that she has just married Guy, and she tells the police and reporters that he’s an English actor.
''It's a Wonderful World'' (1939) is a ScrewballComedy crime mystery starring Creator/ClaudetteColbert and Creator/JimmyStewart, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke II.
Guy Johnson (Stewart) is a fugitive private detective whose client, Willie Heyward, was framed for murder of glamourous Spanish singer, Dolores Gonzalez.
Heyward’s wife and her lover are really the ones who committed the murder to get 10 million dollars once Heyward gets capital punishment.
Then, Guy is indicted for hiding Willie, but escapes when he finds a clue in a newspaper; Heyward’s long lost husband who she thought died in Australia has evidence to frame her.
Guy is settled to go to this town to find this lost husband, and prove Willie’s innocence. Unfortunately, he runs into “poetess” Edwina Corday, and she decides to follow along with this tale of intrigue.
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!!Tropes associated with this film:
*AbhorrentAdmirer: Edwina to Guy. She sticks around him even when he clearly doesn’t want her there to cramp up his investigation, but she has a major crush and won’t leave.
**She does become useful, though.
*AshFace: Happens to Guy during the play, unfortunately, and is played as a {{Blackface}} gag.
*BelligerentSexualTension: Is it any surprise?
*BoundAndGagged: Guy ties up a boy scout and his leader since they were helping the police in finding guy.
*CloudCuckoolander: Edwina is kinda nuts.
*DeadpanSnarker: Every second answer by Guy is some snarky remark.
*HaveAGayOldTime: Guy is frustrated that he’s lost time with Edwina, and there’s probably a lot of “dicks” on his tail. Of course, dick being the old term for a detective or policeman.
*FailedASpotCheck: The police have Guy right under their nose, and don’t recognize him because their distracted by Edwina.
*InsuranceFraud: The reason why Heyward’s wife and her lover have framed Willie. 10 million dollars are at stake.
*{{Jerkass}}: Guy is really a big jerk, but under the circumstances, it kind of makes sense.
**JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He eventually softens up with Edwina.
*KubrickStare: When Guy finds out Edwina saw him jumping out of the train with the policeman.
*TheMaguffin: The half-dime charm.
*MuggedForDisguise: The Boy Scout leader.
*NerdGlasses: Part of Guy’s disguise is putting on a horribly thick version of these, stolen from the Boy Scout. He can barely see out of them.
*OnlyDoingItForTheMoney: Guy says that for a 100 bucks a week nothing is undignified even if it means taking care of an embarrassing client.
**Guy only tries to exonerate Willie to get the $100,000 he promised him.
*PlayingAgainstType: Granted, this may before Stewart was typecast as the All-American nice guy, but his Guy Johnson is rude and exasperated easily.
*PoliceAreUseless: They manage to lose Guy on the train, and while he’s handcuffed to one of the policemen.
*PurplePose: Edwina Corday is a poet (or as the movie says, poetess), and her poems are awful.
*TitleDrop: Edwina’s poem uses the title of the film.
WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: InUniverse: Guy’s attempt at an English accent is atrocious.
**Ditto with his Southern Accent.
*WouldHitAGirl: Guy punches Edwina, and she’s not too happy about it.
*ZanyScheme: Edwina pretends that she has just married Guy, and she tells the police and reporters that he’s an English actor.