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Joy of Living (1938)

Joy of Living poster
Directed by
Tay Garnett
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A singer meets a man who changes her life. They fall in love and face comedic situations.

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What happens

Joy of Living is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with supporting performances from Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Jean Dixon, Eric Blore and Lucille Ball. It features the hit song "You Couldn't Be Cuter," written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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