Norma Shearer
Irene Fellara
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The two surviving versions of the film's ending show the couple safe and happy after surviving the air raid. In an ending intended for international audiences, Irene asks Harry to play a hymn, something from his childhood. They quietly sing "Abide with Me", their backs turned to the furious air battle behind them.
MGM filmed two endings for this film: one for American audiences and another, more spiritual and optimistic ending for International audiences because of the war clouds that were gathering in Europe.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Clarence Brown
- 1939-01-27
As the airbase awaits retaliation, the borders are reopened for the guests to leave. However, when Weber leaves Irene behind with a faulty passport, she bids Harry a final farewell and reveals their liaison in Omaha.
- Clarence Brown, Robert Golden
- Norma Shearer
May 25, 2015 · It can be brutal, but still laconic in its own way, a weirdly disjointed movie that gropes towards meaning without finding it– with an ending that is particularly unsatisfying. That’s fine. Idiot’s Delight ‘s true finish was still a half decade and millions of lives away.
Mar 28, 2019 · Other trivia: • The film was shot with two endings. One in the shown in the United States print was more frivolous and discussed them continuing on with their vaudeville act. The second ending was shown in Europe and had more of a solemn, anti-war message. • Based on Robert E. Sherwood’s from his 1936 Pulitzer-Prize-winning play.
Clarence Brown. Director. Robert E. Sherwood. Screenplay. A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
The international ending is also a wonderful touch. Gable & Shearer singing at the piano as planes are bombing their surroundings! So while it's a strange movie, this has a special appeal.
