Happy Land (1943)

7.1/10 • 73 min • Drama Fantasy War

Overview

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.

Cast

Don Ameche

Lew Marsh

Frances Dee

Agnes Marsh

Harry Carey

Edward "Gramp" Marsh

Ann Rutherford

Lenore Prentiss

Cara Williams

Gretchen Barry

Richard Crane

Rusty Marsh

Harry Morgan

Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)

Minor Watson

Judge Colvin

Dickie Moore

Peter Orcutt

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)

Robert Dudley

Old Man Bowers (uncredited)

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