United States / Nov 10, 1943 / NR
A great story of two people who found themselves only after they thought they lost all!
1h 13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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) |
Genres
DramaFantasyWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Happy Land |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 10 novembre 1943 |
| Production | Kenneth Macgowan |
| Writer | Julien Josephson, MacKinlay Kantor, Kathryn Scola |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Assistant directors | Arthur Jacobson, Irving Pichel |
| Camera operators | Joseph LaShelle |
| Additional photography | Joseph LaShelle |
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| Production design | James Basevi, Thomas Little, Fred J. Rode, J. Russell Spencer |
| Art direction | James Basevi, J. Russell Spencer, Thomas Little, Fred J. Rode |
| Set decoration | Thomas Little, Fred J. Rode, James Basevi, J. Russell Spencer |
| Visual effects | Fred Sersen |
| Music | Cyril J. Mockridge, Roger Heman Sr., Emil Newman, E. Clayton Ward |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr., Emil Newman, E. Clayton Ward, Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Costume design | René Hubert, Guy Pearce |
| Makeup | Guy Pearce, René Hubert |
| Hairstyling | Guy Pearce, René Hubert |
Release dates
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