Willie Heyward — It's a Wonderful World Character Profile

About Willie Heyward

A wealthy, heavy-drinking man hired by Guy Johnson for surveillance. He is set up and framed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Dolores, by his wife and her lover. Sentenced to execution, he serves as the catalyst for the entire investigation.

Character Facts

Played by

Ernest Truex

Appears in

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Willie Heyward — Professional Employer/Client — Guy Johnson (James Stewart)

  Guy is professionally hired to monitor the financially secure but reckless Heyward.

• Willie Heyward — Conflict Framed Victim Vs Conspirator — Al Mallon (Sidney Blackmer)

  Mallon orchestrates the setup that wrongfully condemns Heyward to execution.

• Willie Heyward — Social Indirect Ally — Edwina Corday (Claudette Colbert)

  Edwina's actions indirectly clear Heyward's name by exposing the true conspirators.

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More characters from It's a Wonderful World

• Edwina Corday (Claudette Colbert)
• Guy Johnson (James Stewart)
• Fred 'Cap' Streeter (Guy Kibbee)
• Vivian Tarbel (Frances Drake)
• Lieutenant Miller (Edgar Kennedy)
• Sergeant Fred Koretz (Nat Pendleton)
• Al Mallon (Sidney Blackmer)
• 'Gimpy' Wilson (Andy Clyde)
• Major I. E. Willoughby (Richard Carle)
• Dolores Gonzales (Cecilia Callejo)
• Mr. Delmonico, Stage Manager (Hans Conried)
• Captain Haggerty (Cliff Clark)