''The Happy Ending'' is a 1925 British
silent drama film directed by
George A. Cooper
George Alphonsus Cooper (7 March 1925 – 16 November 2018)
was an English actor and voice artist. He died in November 2018 at the age of 93.
Early life
Cooper was born in Leeds, the son of William and Eleanor (née Dobson) Cooper. His father ...
and starring
Fay Compton,
Jack Buchanan and
Joan Barry.
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
''The Happy Ending'' is a 1969 drama film written and directed by Richard Brooks, which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her husband and daughter. It stars Jean Simmons (who received an Oscar nomination), ...
'' (also featuring
Benita Hume) was made in 1931.
Cast
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Fay Compton as Mildred Craddock
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Jack Buchanan as Captain Dale Conway
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Joan Barry as Molly Craddock
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Jack Hobbs as Denis Craddock
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Gladys Jennings as Joan Craddock
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Eric Lewis as Sir Anthony Fenwick
* Donald Searle as Harold Bagby
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Drusilla Wills as Laura Meakin
* Pat Doyle as The Maid
* A.G. Poulton as Mr. Moon
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Benita Hume as Miss Moon
* Doris Mansell as Phyllis Harding
References
External links
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1925 films
Films directed by George A. Cooper
1925 drama films
British films based on plays
Films based on works by Ian Hay
British drama films
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
English-language drama films
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