---
title: 'Joy of Living (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tay Garnett'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/joy-of-living-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030293/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Joy of Living (1938)

1938 · 91 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tay Garnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/tay-garnett)
- **Screenplay:** [Dorothy Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-fields), [Herbert Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-fields), [Allan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-scott), [Charles Graham Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-graham-baker), [Gene Towne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-towne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerome Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-kern), [Robert Russell Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-russell-bennett)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)
- **Editor:** [Jack Hively](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hively)

## Cast

- [Fuzzy Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/fuzzy-knight)
- [Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fairbanks-jr)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [George Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-chandler)
- [Charles Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-williams-3)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [John Qualen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-qualen)
- [James Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-burke)
- [Alice Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-brady)
- [Eric Blore](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-blore)
- [Franklin Pangborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-pangborn)
- [Al Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-hill)
- [Richard Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-alexander)
- [Guy Kibbee](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-kibbee)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/joy-of-living-1938
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