Drama ·Fantasy ·War · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 13m

Happy Land

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Director
Irving Pichel
Cast
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
Crew
Joseph LaShelle — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Julien Josephson — Screenplay Kathryn Scola — Screenplay MacKinlay Kantor — Novel Kenneth Macgowan — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
small towniowatelegramgriefghostkilled in actiondrug storewestern unionfamily lifenatalie wood
Key Collaborators
Irving Pichel Director Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Julien Josephson Screenplay Kathryn Scola Screenplay MacKinlay Kantor Novel Kenneth Macgowan Producer
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