Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

107 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 27, 1939

A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Idiot's Delight

107 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 27, 1939

Idiot's Delight
A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Idiot's Delight
Directors Clarence Brown
Writers Robert E. Sherwood

Cast

Norma Shearer

as Irene Fellara

Clark Gable

as Harry Van

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

Joan Marsh

as Elaine Messiger

Lorraine Krueger

as Bebe Gould

Barbara Bedford

as Nurse #1

Gertrude Bennett

as Woman with Powders

Margaret Bert

as Nurse #2

Clem Bevans

as Jimmy Barzek

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Frueheim

Jimmy Conlin

as Stagehand

Anna Demetrio

as Fat Italian Woman on Train

Helen Dickson

as Mrs. McCreevy

Frank Faylen

as Ed

Bud Geary

as Ambulance Passenger

Jack Grey

as Townsman

Eddie Gribbon

as Cop

William Irving

as Sandro

Charles Judels

as Daka

Suzanne Kaaren

as Nurse #3

Evalyn Knapp

as Nurse #4

Edward LeSaint

as The Honorable Thomas McCreevy

Mitchell Lewis

as Chief Wahoo

Francis McDonald

as Flight Captain

Claire McDowell

as Crying Mother

Buddy Messinger

as Usher

Robert Middlemass

as Hospital Commandant

Adolph Milar

as Fellara

Rudolf Myzet

as Czech Announcer (voice)

Frank Orth

as Benny Zinsser

Garry Owen

as Newsstand Vendor

Paul Panzer

as Greek Chef

Emory Parnell

as Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop

Lee Phelps

as Train Announcer

Edward Raquello

as Chiari

George Sorel

as Major

Harry Strang

as Sergeant at Ambulance

Bernard Suss

as Auguste

Frank M. Thomas

as Bert

E. Alyn Warren

as Clerk at Royal Grand Hotel

Bonita Weber

as Woman with Catsup

Joe Yule

as Vaudeville Comic