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You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy1948

★6.8100 minComedyRomance

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.

Director

Writer

Karl Tunberg Robert Carson

Score

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Stars

Joan Fontaine James Stewart Eddie Albert

Cast48

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 Walsh
as Milton Goodrich
William Bakewell
as Dick Hebert
Paul Cavanagh
as Dr. Blucher
Halliwell Hobbes
as Martin
Fritz Feld
as Pierre
Stanley Prager
as Jack Samuels
Mary Forbes
as Aunt Martha
Edith Evanson
as Mrs. Racknell
P
Peter Roman
as Barnabas
Houseley Stevenson
as Jud Tavis
D
Don Kohler
as Ted
B
Bert Conway
as Neil
Vera Marshe
as Mae
Jimmie Dodd
as Curly
Robert Rockwell
as Eddie
Emory Parnell
as Bank Watchman
Frank Jenks
as Carnival Man
Arthur Hohl
as Cemetery Man
Hal K. Dawson
as Night Clerk
E
Eddie Ehrhart
as Thaddeus (Uncredited)
Harland Tucker
as Mr. Thrush (Uncredited)
B
Bill Clauson
as Simon (Uncredited)
D
Donald Dewar
as Boy (Uncredited)
Edward Gargan
as Detective (Uncredited)
T
Tiny Jones
as Pedestrian (Uncredited)
A
Al Murphy
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (Uncredited)
David Sharpe
as Motorcyclist (Uncredited)
Don Shelton
as Minister (Uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Bank Customer (Uncredited)
Frank Darien
as Old Man (Uncredited)
George M. Carleton
as Portly Man (Uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
as Native American Man (Uncredited)
J
Joe Cook Jr.
as Bellhop (Uncredited)
D
Don Garner
as Bellhop (Uncredited)
Myron Healey
as Day Clerk (Uncredited)
F
Frank White
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
H
Hal Melone
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
I
Isabel Withers
as Maid (Uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
as Maid (Uncredited)

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