Happy Land
6.2
73 minutes
11/10/1943
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 List
Don Ameche
as Lew Marsh
Frances Dee
as Agnes Marsh
Harry Carey
as Edward "Gramp" Marsh
Ann Rutherford
as Lenore Prentiss
Cara Williams
as Gretchen Barry
Richard Crane
as Rusty Marsh
Harry Morgan
as Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)
Minor Watson
as Judge Colvin
Dickie Moore
as Peter Orcutt
Richard Abbott
as Reverend Wood (uncredited)
Jackie Averill
as Tod (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
as Clerk (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
Marjorie Cooley
as Teacher (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
as Mrs. Schneider (uncredited)
John Dilson
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
Ned Dobson Jr.
as Jackie (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
as Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Elvin Field
as Joe (uncredited)
Reed Hadley
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Darla Hood
as Lenore Prentiss, age 12 (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Shep Wayne (uncredited)
Pass Le Noir
as Dr. Hammond (uncredited)
Terry Masengale
as Arch (uncredited)
Edwin Mills
as Bud (uncredited)
Matt Moore
as Mr. Prentiss (uncredited)
Roseanne Murray
as Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
as Chris (uncredited)
Larry Olsen
as Rusty, age 5 (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
as Father Case (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
June Preston
as Mrs. Prentiss' Daughter (uncredited)
Aileen Pringle
as Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
as Sally Pierce (uncredited)
James J. Smith
as Everett Moore (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson
as Sam Watson (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson
as Mr. MacMurray (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
as Mayor (uncredited)
Bernard Thomas
as Sam Kendall (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
as Andy Jacobson (uncredited)
William Weber
as Bill Beecher (uncredited)
Paul Weigel
as Pop Schmidt (uncredited)
James West
as Rusty, ages 12 to 16 (uncredited)
Leigh Whipper
as Old Ben (uncredited)
Mary Wickes
as Emmy (uncredited)
Natalie Wood
as Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)