Happy Land (1943)
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
Writers:
Julien Josephson, Kathryn Scola.
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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 Edward "Gramp" Marsh |
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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 Marsh |
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Harry Morgan as Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan) |
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Minor Watson as Judge Colvin |
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Dickie Moore as Peter Orcutt |
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Richard Abbott as Reverend Wood (uncredited) |
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Jackie Averill as Tod (uncredited) |
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Walter Baldwin as Jake Hibbs (uncredited) |
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Joseph E. Bernard as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Lillian Bronson as Mattie Dyer (uncredited) |
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Marjorie Cooley as Teacher (uncredited) |
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Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Mrs. Schneider (uncredited) |
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John Dilson as Charles Clayton (uncredited) |
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Ned Dobson Jr. as Jackie (uncredited) |
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Robert Dudley as Old Man Bowers (uncredited) |
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Elvin Field as Joe (uncredited) |
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Reed Hadley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Darla Hood as Lenore Prentiss, age 12 (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Shep Wayne (uncredited) |
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Pass Le Noir as Dr. Hammond (uncredited) |
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Terry Masengale as Arch (uncredited) |
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Edwin Mills as Bud (uncredited) |
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Matt Moore as Mr. Prentiss (uncredited) |
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Roseanne Murray as Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited) |
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William J. O'Brien as Chris (uncredited) |
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Larry Olsen as Rusty, age 5 (uncredited) |
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Oscar O'Shea as Father Case (uncredited) |
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Irving Pichel as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
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June Preston as Mrs. Prentiss' Daughter (uncredited) |
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Aileen Pringle as Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited) |
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Juanita Quigley as Sally Pierce (uncredited) |
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James J. Smith as Everett Moore (uncredited) |
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Houseley Stevenson as Sam Watson (uncredited) |
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Tom Stevenson as Mr. MacMurray (uncredited) |
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Ferris Taylor as Mayor (uncredited) |
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Bernard Thomas as Sam Kendall (uncredited) |
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Larry Thompson as Andy Jacobson (uncredited) |
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William Weber as Bill Beecher (uncredited) |
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Paul Weigel as Pop Schmidt (uncredited) |
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James West as Rusty, ages 12 to 16 (uncredited) |
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Leigh Whipper as Old Ben (uncredited) |
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Mary Wickes as Emmy (uncredited) |
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Natalie Wood as Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited) |
| Directing | Irving Pichel | Director |
| Writing | Julien Josephson | Screenplay |
| Writing | MacKinlay Kantor | Novel |
| Writing | Kathryn Scola | Screenplay |
| Production | Kenneth Macgowan | Producer |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Fred J. Rode | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Directing | Arthur Jacobson | Assistant Director |
| Art | J. Russell Spencer | Art Direction |
