Happy Land
A great story of two people who found themselves only after they thought they lost all!
1943 | 73m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Irving Pichel |
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| Writer: | MacKinlay Kantor, Julien Josephson, Kathryn Scola |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1943 |
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| Director: | Irving Pichel |
| Writer: | MacKinlay Kantor, Julien Josephson, Kathryn Scola |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Drama, War |
| Keywords | small town, iowa, telegram, grief, ghost, killed in action, drug store, western union, family life |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Don Ameche | Lew Marsh |
| Frances Dee | Agnes Marsh |
| Harry Carey | Edward "Gramp" Marsh |
| Ann Rutherford | Lenore Prentiss |
| Cara Williams | Gretchen Barry |
| Richard Crane | Rusty Marsh |
| Harry Morgan | Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan) |
| Minor Watson | Judge Colvin |
| Dickie Moore | Peter Orcutt |
| Richard Abbott | Reverend Wood (uncredited) |
| Jackie Averill | Tod (uncredited) |
| Walter Baldwin | Jake Hibbs (uncredited) |
| Joseph E. Bernard | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Lillian Bronson | Mattie Dyer (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Cooley | Teacher (uncredited) |
| Adeline De Walt Reynolds | Mrs. Schneider (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Charles Clayton (uncredited) |
| Ned Dobson Jr. | Jackie (uncredited) |
| Robert Dudley | Old Man Bowers (uncredited) |
| Elvin Field | Joe (uncredited) |
| Reed Hadley | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Darla Hood | Lenore Prentiss, age 12 (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Shep Wayne (uncredited) |
| Pass Le Noir | Dr. Hammond (uncredited) |
| Terry Masengale | Arch (uncredited) |
| Edwin Mills | Bud (uncredited) |
| Matt Moore | Mr. Prentiss (uncredited) |
| Roseanne Murray | Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Chris (uncredited) |
| Larry Olsen | Rusty, age 5 (uncredited) |
| Oscar O'Shea | Father Case (uncredited) |
| Irving Pichel | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| June Preston | Mrs. Prentiss' Daughter (uncredited) |
| Aileen Pringle | Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited) |
| Juanita Quigley | Sally Pierce (uncredited) |
| James J. Smith | Everett Moore (uncredited) |
| Houseley Stevenson | Sam Watson (uncredited) |
| Tom Stevenson | Mr. MacMurray (uncredited) |
| Ferris Taylor | Mayor (uncredited) |
| Bernard Thomas | Sam Kendall (uncredited) |
| Larry Thompson | Andy Jacobson (uncredited) |
| William Weber | Bill Beecher (uncredited) |
| Paul Weigel | Pop Schmidt (uncredited) |
| James West | Rusty, ages 12 to 16 (uncredited) |
| Leigh Whipper | Old Ben (uncredited) |
| Mary Wickes | Emmy (uncredited) |
| Natalie Wood | Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Irving Pichel | Director |
| MacKinlay Kantor | Novel |
| Julien Josephson | Screenplay |
| Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Fred J. Rode | Set Decoration |
| Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| J. Russell Spencer | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Arthur Jacobson | Assistant Director |
| Kathryn Scola | Screenplay |
| Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| James Basevi | Art Direction |
| René Hubert | Costume Designer |
| E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Macgowan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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