Happy Land (1943)

1h 13min | Drama, Romance, War | Nov 10, 1943 | Released

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.

Director: Irving Pichel

Producer: Kenneth Macgowan

Writer(s): Julien Josephson Kathryn Scola

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Cast (44 Members)

Natalie Wood

Little Girl Who Drops Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

Anton 'Tony' Cavrek

Peter Orcutt

Lenore Prentiss

Pop Schmidt

Lew Marsh

Emmy

Edward 'Gramp' Marsh

Judge Colvin

Lenore Prentiss - Age 12

Off-Screen Narrator

Mr. Prentiss

Gretchen Barry

Jake Hibbs

Mattie Dyer

Agnes Dickens Marsh

Sam Watson

Russell 'Rusty' Marsh

Larry Olsen

Rusty - Age 5

Edwin Mills

Bud

Milton Kibbee

Shep Wayne (as Milt Kibbee)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Mrs. Schneider

Leigh Whipper

Old Ben

Joseph E. Bernard

Clerk (as Joe Bernard)

Old Man Bowers

Charles Clayton

Mr. MacMurray

Mayor

Andy Jacobson

Sally Pierce

Mrs. Prentiss

Teacher

Reverend Wood

Sam Kendall

Chris - Drugstore Counterman

Pass Le Noir

Dr.. Hammond (as Pass La Noir)

James West

Rusty - Ages 12 to 16

Mrs. Velma Jacobson

Arch

Everett Moore

Jackie

Tod

Joe

Bill Beecher

Natalie Wood Little Girl Who Drops Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

Harry Morgan Anton 'Tony' Cavrek

Dickie Moore Peter Orcutt

Ann Rutherford Lenore Prentiss

Paul Weigel Pop Schmidt

Don Ameche Lew Marsh

Mary Wickes Emmy

Harry Carey Edward 'Gramp' Marsh

Minor Watson Judge Colvin

Darla Hood Lenore Prentiss - Age 12

Reed Hadley Off-Screen Narrator

Matt Moore Mr. Prentiss

Cara Williams Gretchen Barry

Walter Baldwin Jake Hibbs

Lillian Bronson Mattie Dyer

Frances Dee Agnes Dickens Marsh

Houseley Stevenson Sam Watson

Richard Crane Russell 'Rusty' Marsh

Larry Olsen Rusty - Age 5

Edwin Mills Bud

Milton Kibbee Shep Wayne (as Milt Kibbee)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds Mrs. Schneider

Leigh Whipper Old Ben

Joseph E. Bernard Clerk (as Joe Bernard)

Robert Dudley Old Man Bowers

John Dilson Charles Clayton

Tom Stevenson Mr. MacMurray

Ferris Taylor Mayor

Larry Thompson Andy Jacobson

Juanita Quigley Sally Pierce

Aileen Pringle Mrs. Prentiss

Marjorie Cooley Teacher

Richard Abbott Reverend Wood

Bernard Thomas Sam Kendall

William J. O'Brien Chris - Drugstore Counterman

Pass Le Noir Dr.. Hammond (as Pass La Noir)

James West Rusty - Ages 12 to 16

Roseanne Murray Mrs. Velma Jacobson

Terry Masengale Arch

James J. Smith Everett Moore

Ned Dobson Jr. Jackie

Jackie Averill Tod

Elvin Field Joe

William Weber Bill Beecher

Crew (8 Members)

Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

MacKinlay Kantor

Novel

Cyril J. Mockridge

Original Music Composer

Editor

Director

Producer

Screenplay

Screenplay

Joseph LaShelle Director of Photography

MacKinlay Kantor Novel

Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer

Dorothy Spencer Editor

Irving Pichel Director

Kenneth Macgowan Producer

Julien Josephson Screenplay

Kathryn Scola Screenplay

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Happy Land (1943)

1h 13min | Drama, Romance, War | Nov 10, 1943 | Released

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