''Road to Happiness'' is a 1942 American film directed by

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Plot

A bittersweet story of a family's road to happiness. Jeff Carter ( John Boles) has just returned from Europe eager to see his family. Charley Grady (

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), his agent, informs Jeff that his wife, Millie (

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) has divorced him and has remarried to a millionaire, Sam Rankin. Jeff has discovered that his narcissistic ex has sent Danny to military boarding school because she would rather socialize with her friends. Danny is glad his father is home from his two-year baritone opera studies and is happy to live with him again, although they share one room in a boarding house. Jeff and Danny have no money and Jeff cannot find a singing job. He finds a radio job with an acting part as an Indian on a cowboy show. Danny realizes he is in the way of his fathers dream to sing and tries to push him away, but admits to his father that he can't lie to him. His father insists on continuing to act so that they can spend more time together. Jeff gets his long-awaited chance ....

Cast

* John Boles as Jeff Carter *

as Millie Rankin *

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as Danny Carter *

as Charley Grady *

Lillian Elliott Lillian Elliott (24 April 1874 – 15 January 1959) was a stage and film actress, appearing in 60 films between 1915 and 1943. She was born in Canada and died in Hollywood, California. She was married to actor James Corrigan, and their elde ...

as Mrs. Price *

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as Pietro Pacelli *

Selmer Jackson Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa an ...

as Sam Rankin *

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as Swayne *

Sam Flint Sam Flint (born Samuel A. Ethridge; October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor. Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a "judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor." Flint was ...

as Colonel Gregory * Antonio Filauri as Almonti *

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as Foster

Soundtrack

* John Boles - "Danny Boy" * John Boles - "Vision Fugitive" (aria from Massenet's "Herodiade") * John Boles - "America"

External links

* * 1942 films 1942 romantic drama films American romantic musical films Monogram Pictures films American musical drama films 1940s romantic musical films American romantic drama films 1940s musical drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Phil Rosen 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{romantic-musical-film-stub