''It's a Small World'' is a 1935
screwball comedy
Screwball comedy is a film subgenre of the romantic comedy genre that became popular during the Great Depression, beginning in the early 1930s and thriving until the early 1950s, that satirizes the traditional love story. It has secondary charact ...
film starring
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...
and
Wendy Barrie, directed by
Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.
Career
Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy (play), Diplomacy''. His Broadway theatre, Broadway, p ...
. In production February 2–March 2, 1935, it was Barrie's American film debut.
Plot
Cast
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...
as Bill Shevlin
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Wendy Barrie as Jane Dale
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Raymond Walburn as Judge Julius B. Clummerhorn
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Virginia Sale as Lizzie
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Astrid Allwyn as Nancy Naylor
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Irving Bacon as Cal
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Charles Sellon as Cyclone
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Dick Foran as Motor cop
(billed as Nick)
* Belle Daube as Mrs. Dale
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Frank McGlynn, Sr. as Snake Brown, Jr.
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Skippy (dog, uncredited)
References
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1935 films
1935 romantic comedy films
Fox Film films
Silent American romantic comedy films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Irving Cummings
Films set in Louisiana
1930s American films
English-language romantic comedy films
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