Happy Land (1943)
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An Iowa drugstore owner (Don Ameche) 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. The grieving father is shown the error of his assumption by the ghost of his… More An Iowa drugstore owner (Don Ameche) 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. The grieving father is shown the error of his assumption by the ghost of his grandfather (Harry Carey), who through flashbacks details the good things about the son's short term on Earth, and the wonderful life that the druggist himself has enjoyed. Frances Dee plays Don Ameche's wife, while Ann Rutherford portrays his son's girl (who in turn is played in a flashback sequence by former Little Rascal Darla Hood). Happy Land was suitable wartime propaganda, though it doesn't play quite as movingly today. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Pichel
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 10, 1943 Wide
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Cast
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Don Ameche
as Lew Marsh
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Frances Dee
as Agnes Marsh
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Harry Carey
as Gramp
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Ann Rutherford
as Lenore Prentiss
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Cara Williams
as Gretchen Barry
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Richard Crane
as Rusty
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Henry Morgan
as Tony Cavrek
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Minor Watson
as Judge Colvin
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Dickie Moore
as Peter Orcutt
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Oscar O'Shea
as Father Case
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Adeline de Walt Reynolds
as Mrs. Schneider
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Roseanne Murray
as Velma
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James West
as Rusty Age 12-16
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Larry Olsen
as Rusty Age 5
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Bernard B. Thomas
as Sam Kendall
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Eddie Mills
as Bud
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Mary Wickes
as Emmy
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Walter S. Baldwin
as Jake Hibbs
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Tom Stevenson
as Mr. MacMurray
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Aileen Pringle
as Mrs. Prentiss
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Matt Moore
as Mr. Prentiss
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Darla Hood
as Lenore Prentiss Age 12
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Richard Abbott
as Rev. Wood
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Lillian Bronson
as Mattie Dyer
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Ferris Taylor
as Mayor
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Larry Thompson
as Andy
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Paul Weigel
as Pop Schmidt
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Elvin Field
as Joe
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Juanita Quigley
as Sally Pierce
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Milt Kibbee
as Shep Wayne
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John Dilson
as Charles Clayton
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Leigh Whipper
as Old Ben
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Robert Dudley
as Old Man Bowers
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Joe Bernard
as Clerk
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Houseley Stevenson Sr.
as Sam Watson
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Natalie Wood
as Bit Part
