Happiness is a 1917 comedy drama feature film written by C. Gardner Sullivan and starring

Enid Bennett Enid Eulalie Bennett (15 July 1893 – 14 May 1969) was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film. Early life Bennett was born on 15 July 1893 in York, Western Australia, the daughter of Nellie Mary Louise (''née'' Wa ...

and Charles Gunn. A rich orphan and heiress played by Bennett is described in the newspapers as "the richest and most snobbish girl in America." She goes to a co-ed college where she is snubbed by students who view her as a snob. A romance develops with a poor student (played by Charles Gunn) who is taking in washing to pay his way through college. A print exists in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', by The American Film Institute, c.1978

Cast

- Doris Wingate * Charles Gunn - Robert Lee Hollister *Thelma Salter - Dolly Temple * Andrew Arbuckle - Nicodemus *

Gertrude Claire Gertrude Claire (July 16, 1852 – April 28, 1928) was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures. Biography Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles ...

- Miss Pratt *Adele Belgrade - Priscilla Wingate * John Gilbert - Richard Forrester *

Leo Willis Leo Willis (5 January 1890 – 10 April 1952) was an American actor who began his career in the silent era. He played mainly tough guys and comic villains, notably opposite Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy at the Hal Roach Stud ...

- uncredited

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* 1917 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films about orphans 1917 comedy-drama films Films directed by Reginald Barker 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub