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Happy Land

Happy Land

★ 7.1/10•1943•1h 13m•NR•Drama•Fantasy•War

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

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.

Irving Pichel · Director

Julien Josephson · Screenplay

Kathryn Scola · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 13m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 10, 1943

Actors

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Lew Marsh

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Agnes Marsh

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Edward "Gramp" Marsh

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Lenore Prentiss

Cara Williams

Cara Williams

Gretchen Barry

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Rusty Marsh

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Judge Colvin

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Peter Orcutt

Richard Abbott

Reverend Wood (uncredited)

Jackie Averill

Tod (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Jake Hibbs (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Joseph E. Bernard

Clerk (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Mattie Dyer (uncredited)

Marjorie Cooley

Marjorie Cooley

Teacher (uncredited)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Mrs. Schneider (uncredited)

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