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You Gotta Stay Happy

  • Comedy
  • Romance

October 28, 1948 (US)

1h 40m

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

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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