You Gotta Stay Happy

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You Gotta Stay Happy

"It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!"

1948

1h 40m

6.5(13 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.

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48 members

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Joan Fontaine

Dee Dee Dillwood

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James Stewart

Marvin Payne

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Eddie Albert

Bullets Baker

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Roland Young

Ralph Tutwiler

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Willard Parker

Henry Benson

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Percy Kilbride

Mr. Racknell

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Porter Hall

Mr. Caslon

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Marcy McGuire

Georgia Goodrich

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Arthur Walsh

Milton Goodrich

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William Bakewell

Dick Hebert

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Paul Cavanagh

Dr. Blucher

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Halliwell Hobbes

Martin

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Fritz Feld

Pierre

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Stanley Prager

Jack Samuels

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Mary Forbes

Aunt Martha

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Edith Evanson

Mrs. Racknell

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Peter Roman

Barnabas

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Houseley Stevenson

Jud Tavis

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Don Kohler

Ted

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Bert Conway

Neil

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Vera Marshe

Mae

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Jimmie Dodd

Curly

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Robert Rockwell

Eddie

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Emory Parnell

Bank Watchman

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Frank Jenks

Carnival Man

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Arthur Hohl

Cemetery Man

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Hal K. Dawson

Night Clerk

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Eddie Ehrhart

Thaddeus (Uncredited)

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Harland Tucker

Mr. Thrush (Uncredited)

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Bill Clauson

Simon (Uncredited)

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Donald Dewar

Boy (Uncredited)

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Edward Gargan

Detective (Uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Pedestrian (Uncredited)

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Al Murphy

Mechanic (Uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Waiter (Uncredited)

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David Sharpe

Motorcyclist (Uncredited)

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Don Shelton

Minister (Uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Bank Customer (Uncredited)

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Frank Darien

Old Man (Uncredited)

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George M. Carleton

Portly Man (Uncredited)

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Chief Yowlachie

Native American Man (Uncredited)

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Joe Cook Jr.

Bellhop (Uncredited)

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Don Garner

Bellhop (Uncredited)

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Myron Healey

Day Clerk (Uncredited)

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Frank White

Elevator Operator (Uncredited)

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Hal Melone

Elevator Operator (Uncredited)

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Isabel Withers

Maid (Uncredited)

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Beatrice Roberts

Maid (Uncredited)

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