Happy Land 80 years old

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

Happy Land

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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Happy Land Cast

Name Character
Frances Dee She was 33, 94 years old when she died as Agnes Dickens Marsh
Harry Morgan He was 28, 96 years old when he died as Anton 'Tony' Cavrek
Natalie Wood She was 5, 43 years old when she died as Little Girl Who Drops Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)
Ann Rutherford She was 26, 94 years old when she died as Lenore Prentiss
Houseley Stevenson He was 64, 74 years old when he died as Sam Watson
Joseph E. Bernard He was 63, 78 years old when he died as Clerk (as Joe Bernard)
Reed Hadley He was 32, 63 years old when he died as Off-Screen Narrator
Cara Williams She was 18, now 98 years old as Gretchen Barry
Adeline De Walt Reynolds She was 81, 98 years old when she died as Mrs. Schneider
Edwin Mills He was 65, 68 years old when he died as Bud
Harry Carey He was 65, 69 years old when he died as Edward 'Gramp' Marsh
Mary Wickes She was 33, 85 years old when she died as Emmy
Richard Abbott He was 84, 81 years old when he died as Reverend Wood
Milton Kibbee He was 47, 74 years old when he died as Shep Wayne (as Milt Kibbee)
Lillian Bronson She was 41, 92 years old when she died as Mattie Dyer
Tom Stevenson He was 7, 53 years old when he died as Mr. MacMurray
Robert Dudley He was 369, 381 years old when he died as Old Man Bowers
Larry Olsen He was 4, 67 years old when he died as Rusty - Age 5
Dickie Moore He was 18, 89 years old when he died as Peter Orcutt
Larry Thompson He was 2, now 78 years old as Andy Jacobson
Aileen Pringle She was 48, 94 years old when she died as Mrs. Prentiss
Darla Hood She was 12, 47 years old when she died as Lenore Prentiss - Age 12
Paul Weigel He was 76, 84 years old when he died as Pop Schmidt
Matt Moore He was 55, 72 years old when he died as Mr. Prentiss
Richard Crane He was 25, 50 years old when he died as Russell 'Rusty' Marsh
Ferris Taylor He was 55, 72 years old when he died as Mayor
John Dilson He was 52, 53 years old when he died as Charles Clayton
Walter Baldwin He was 54, 88 years old when he died as Jake Hibbs
Minor Watson He was 53, 75 years old when he died as Judge Colvin
Juanita Quigley She was 12, 86 years old when she died as Sally Pierce
Marjorie Cooley as Teacher
Leigh Whipper He was 67, 98 years old when he died as Old Ben
Don Ameche He was 35, 85 years old when he died as Lew Marsh

Happy Land Crew

Name Department
Joseph LaShelle as Director of Photography. He was 43 (89) years old when He died Camera
Cyril J. Mockridge as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (82) years old when He died Sound
Kenneth Macgowan as Producer. He was 54 (74) years old when He died Production
Julien Josephson as Screenplay. He was 62 (77) years old when He died Writing
MacKinlay Kantor as Novel. He was 39 (73) years old when He died Writing
Dorothy Spencer as Editor. She was 34 (93) years old when She died Editing
Irving Pichel as Director. He was 52 (63) years old when He died Directing
Kathryn Scola as Screenplay. She was 52 (90) years old when She died Writing
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Happy Land (80 years)

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

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 10, 1943
  • Runtime: 73 minutes