The Happy Ending (1969)
When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
Director: Richard Brooks
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Jean Simmons as Mary Wilson |
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John Forsythe as Fred Wilson |
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Shirley Jones as Flo Harrigan |
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Lloyd Bridges as Sam |
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Teresa Wright as Mrs. Spencer |
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Dick Shawn as Harry Bricker |
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Nanette Fabray as Agnes |
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Bobby Darin as Franco |
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Tina Louise as Helen Bricker |
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Kathy Fields as Marge Wilson |
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Karen Steele as Divorcee |
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Gail Hensley as Betty |
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Eve Brent as Ethel |
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William O'Connell as Minister |
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Barry Cahill as Handsome Man |
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Miriam Blake as Cindy |
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Erin Moran as Marge as a Child (uncredited) |
| Production | Richard Brooks | Producer |
| Editing | George Grenville | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Riggs | Costume Design |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Van Uchelen | Hairstylist |
| Art | Joe LaBella | Property Master |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | William Randall Jr. | Sound |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Harry Warren | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jerry Whittington | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects |
| Camera | Arthur Brooker | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Harry Sundby | Electrician |
| Camera | Ronald Vidor | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Thomas Del Ruth | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Murray Jordan | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Gene Levy | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Richard Brooks | Director |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Writer |
| Camera | Conrad Hall | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Songs |
| Writing | Alan Bergman | Lyricist |
| Writing | Marilyn Bergman | Lyricist |