''Happy Days'' (French: ''Les jours heureux'') is a 1941 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Jean de Marguenat Jean de Marguenat (2 May 1893 – 16 April 1956) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed nineteen films including the 1937 British musical ''The Street Singer (1937 film), The Street Singer'' (1937).De Lafayette p.270 Selected fi ...

and starring

Pierre Richard-Willm Pierre Richard-Willm (3 November 1895 – 12 April 1983) was a French stage and film actor during the 1930s and 1940s."Pierre Richard-Willm" aCiné-Ressources Retrieved 1 November 2020. Biography Pierre Richard-Willm (originally Alexandre-Pi ...

François Périer François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...

and

Juliette Faber Juliette Faber (1919–2008) was a Luxembourg-born French stage and film actress.Goble p.428 Selected filmography * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * '' The Strangers in the House'' (1942) * ''Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) * ''The Temptation of Barbizon'' ( ...

.Rège p.683 It is based on a play of the same name by

Claude-André Puget Claude-André Puget (22 June 1905, in Nice – 14 August 1975) was a 20th-century French playwright and screenwriter. Theatre Plays *1932: ''La Ligne de cœur'' *1933: ''Valentin le Désossé'' *1937: ''Tourterelle'' *1938: ''Les Jours heureux ...

. It was remade as an Italian film ''

Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most succ ...

'' the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Roland Quignon Roland Quignon (1897–1984) was a French art director.Crisp p.151 He designed the sets for more than fifty films during his career. He also directed four films. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Land'' (1936) * ''The House Across the Street'' ( ...

Cast

as Michel *

as Bernard *

as Pernette *

Monique Thibaut Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ...

as Marianne *

André Bervil André Bervil (1905–1972) was a French stage and film actor.Bessy p.192 He was married to the actress Suzanne Grey, and was son-in-law of Denise Grey. Selected filmography * ''My Little Marquise'' (1937) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Bolero'' (1 ...

as Olivier *

Janine Viénot Janine may refer to: People and characters * Janine (given name) Music * "Janine" (David Bowie song), a 1969 song by David Bowie * "Janine", a 1979 song by Trooper from the album '' Flying Colors'' * "Janine", a 1994 song by Soul Coughing ...

as Francine *

Jean Clarieux Jean Clarieux (April 3, 1911 – February 11, 1970) was a French film and television actor. Generally a supporting actor appearing in smaller parts, he played a more substantial role in René Clément's 1946 resistance film '' The Battle of the Ra ...

Paul Barré Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

Léonce Corne Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974. Selected filmography * ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''The Premature Father'' (1933) ...

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1941 films French comedy films 1941 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean de Marguenat French black-and-white films French films based on plays 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub