The Happy Ending (1925 film)
1925 film
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The Happy Ending is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Fay Compton, Jack Buchanan and Joan Barry.[1] It was based on a play by Ian Hay. Its plot concerns a father who deserted his family some years before returning home only to find his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero when he abandoned them. A sound film of the same play The Happy Ending (also featuring Benita Hume) was made in 1931.
Directed byGeorge A. Cooper
Written byP.L. Mannock
Based onThe Happy Ending
1922 play
by Ian Hay
1922 play
by Ian Hay
Produced byGeorge A. Cooper
| The Happy Ending | |
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| Directed by | George A. Cooper |
| Written by | P.L. Mannock |
| Based on | The Happy Ending 1922 play by Ian Hay |
| Produced by | George A. Cooper |
| Starring | Fay Compton Jack Buchanan Joan Barry |
| Cinematography | William Shenton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
Cast
- Fay Compton as Mildred Craddock
- Jack Buchanan as Captain Dale Conway
- Joan Barry as Molly Craddock
- Jack Hobbs as Denis Craddock
- Gladys Jennings as Joan Craddock
- Eric Lewis as Sir Anthony Fenwick
- Donald Searle as Harold Bagby
- Drusilla Wills as Laura Meakin
- Pat Doyle as The Maid
- A.G. Poulton as Mr. Moon
- Benita Hume as Miss Moon
- Doris Mansell as Phyllis Harding