Happy Land

Happy Land (1943)

A great story of two people who found themselves only after they thought they lost all!

  • Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
  • Release Date: 1943-11-10
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Irving Pichel
star 6.2/10
From 3 Ratings

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Summary

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.

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  • Don Ameche

    as Lew Marsh
  • Frances Dee

    as Agnes Marsh
  • Harry Carey

    as Edward "Gramp" Marsh
  • Ann Rutherford

    as Lenore Prentiss
  • Cara Williams

    as Gretchen Barry
  • Richard Crane

    as Rusty Marsh
  • Harry Morgan

    as Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)
  • Minor Watson

    as Judge Colvin
  • Dickie Moore

    as Peter Orcutt
  • Richard Abbott

    as Reverend Wood (uncredited)
  • Jackie Averill

    as Tod (uncredited)
  • Walter Baldwin

    as Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
  • Joseph E. Bernard

    as Clerk (uncredited)
  • Lillian Bronson

    as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
  • Marjorie Cooley

    as Teacher (uncredited)
  • Adeline De Walt Reynolds

    as Mrs. Schneider (uncredited)
  • John Dilson

    as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
  • Ned Dobson Jr.

    as Jackie (uncredited)
  • Robert Dudley

    as Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
  • Elvin Field

    as Joe (uncredited)
  • Reed Hadley

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Darla Hood

    as Lenore Prentiss, age 12 (uncredited)
  • Milton Kibbee

    as Shep Wayne (uncredited)
  • Pass Le Noir

    as Dr. Hammond (uncredited)
  • Terry Masengale

    as Arch (uncredited)
  • Edwin Mills

    as Bud (uncredited)
  • Matt Moore

    as Mr. Prentiss (uncredited)
  • Roseanne Murray

    as Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited)
  • William J. O'Brien

    as Chris (uncredited)
  • Larry Olsen

    as Rusty, age 5 (uncredited)
  • Oscar O'Shea

    as Father Case (uncredited)
  • Irving Pichel

    as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  • June Preston

    as Mrs. Prentiss' Daughter (uncredited)
  • Aileen Pringle

    as Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited)
  • Juanita Quigley

    as Sally Pierce (uncredited)
  • James J. Smith

    as Everett Moore (uncredited)
  • Houseley Stevenson

    as Sam Watson (uncredited)
  • Tom Stevenson

    as Mr. MacMurray (uncredited)
  • Ferris Taylor

    as Mayor (uncredited)
  • Bernard Thomas

    as Sam Kendall (uncredited)
  • Larry Thompson

    as Andy Jacobson (uncredited)
  • William Weber

    as Bill Beecher (uncredited)
  • Paul Weigel

    as Pop Schmidt (uncredited)
  • James West

    as Rusty, ages 12 to 16 (uncredited)
  • Leigh Whipper

    as Old Ben (uncredited)
  • Mary Wickes

    as Emmy (uncredited)
  • Natalie Wood

    as Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Directing Irving Pichel Director
Writing Julien Josephson Screenplay
Writing MacKinlay Kantor Novel
Writing Kathryn Scola Screenplay
Production Kenneth Macgowan Producer
Editing Dorothy Spencer Editor
Camera Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography
Art James Basevi Art Direction
Art Thomas Little Set Decoration
Art Fred J. Rode Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up René Hubert Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Guy Pearce Makeup Artist
Visual Effects Fred Sersen Visual Effects
Sound E. Clayton Ward Sound
Sound Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Sound Cyril J. Mockridge Music
Sound Emil Newman Music Director
Directing Arthur Jacobson Assistant Director
Art J. Russell Spencer Art Direction