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Happy Land (1943)
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73 min | Drama, Romance, War

Happy Land (1943)

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73 min | Drama, Romance, War

In a typical American Midwestern city, Hartfield, Iowa, Lew Marsh (Don Ameche) is the owner of a drugstore. Everyone knows Lew and knew his grandfather, old "Gramp" Marsh (Harry Carey), who had passed on. One evening, Lew and his wife, ...See moreIn a typical American Midwestern city, Hartfield, Iowa, Lew Marsh (Don Ameche) is the owner of a drugstore. Everyone knows Lew and knew his grandfather, old "Gramp" Marsh (Harry Carey), who had passed on. One evening, Lew and his wife, Agnes (Frances Dee), reminisce lovingly about their son, "Rusty" (Richard Crane), when a telegram arrives from the Navy Department informing them that "Rusty" had been killed in action. Lew becomes bitter, avoids people, refuses to go near the family drugstore. "Gramp" appears before Lew and takes him in hand and together, they revisit the past: Lew's childhood; "Gramp" as a Civil War veteran; Lew's courtship of Agnes; the birth of "Rusty"; Lew as a WWI soldier; Rusty's boyhood days and into his attempt to decide between Lenore Prentiss and Gretchen Barry, and how Lenore becomes his girl just before he joins the Navy. This excursion into the past takes away Lew's bitterness and he now sees what America means. Written by Les Adams See less

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47 cast members

Name	Known for
Don Ameche Lew Marsh Lew Marsh See fewer	Cocoon (1985)
Frances Dee Agnes Marsh Agnes Marsh See fewer	I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Harry Carey Gramp Gramp See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Ann Rutherford Lenore Prentiss Lenore Prentiss See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Cara Williams Gretchen Barry Gretchen Barry See fewer	The Defiant Ones (1958)
Richard Crane Russell 'Rusty' Marsh Russell 'Rusty' Marsh See fewer	Behind Green Lights (1946)
Harry Morgan Anton 'Tony' Cavrek (as Henry Morgan) Anton 'Tony' Cavrek (as Henry Morgan) See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Minor Watson Judge Colvin Judge Colvin See fewer	Beyond the Forest (1949)
Dickie Moore Peter Orcutt Peter Orcutt See fewer	Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
June Preston Mrs. Prentiss daughter Mrs. Prentiss daughter See fewer	Anne of Green Gables (1934)
Richard Abbott Reverend Wood (uncredited) Reverend Wood (uncredited) See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Jackie Averill Tod (uncredited) Tod (uncredited) See fewer	Happy Land (1943)
Walter Baldwin Jake Hibbs (uncredited) Jake Hibbs (uncredited) See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Joseph E. Bernard Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	Pat and Mike (1952)
Lillian Bronson Mattie Dyer (uncredited) Mattie Dyer (uncredited) See fewer	Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Marjorie Cooley Teacher (uncredited) Teacher (uncredited) See fewer	Girls of the Road (1940)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds Mrs. Schneider (uncredited) Mrs. Schneider (uncredited) See fewer	The Human Comedy (1943)
John Dilson Charles Clayton (uncredited) Charles Clayton (uncredited) See fewer	The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Ned Dobson Jr. Jackie (uncredited) Jackie (uncredited) See fewer	Happy Land (1943)
Robert Dudley Old Man Bowers (uncredited) Old Man Bowers (uncredited) See fewer	The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Elvin Field Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited) See fewer	Captain Eddie (1945)
Reed Hadley Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) See fewer	I Take This Woman (1940)
Darla Hood Lenore Prentiss - Age 12 (uncredited) Lenore Prentiss - Age 12 (uncredited) See fewer	The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Milton Kibbee Shep Wayne (uncredited) Shep Wayne (uncredited) See fewer	The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
Pass Le Noir Dr. Hammond (uncredited) Dr. Hammond (uncredited) See fewer	Mixed Magic (1936)
Terry Masengale Arch (uncredited) Arch (uncredited) See fewer	Happy Land (1943)
Edwin Mills Bud (uncredited) Bud (uncredited) See fewer	Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Matt Moore Mr. Prentiss (uncredited) Mr. Prentiss (uncredited) See fewer	Rain (1932)
Roseanne Murray Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited) Mrs. Velma Jacobson (uncredited) See fewer	The Powers Girl (1943)
William J. O'Brien Chris - Drugstore Counterman (uncredited) Chris - Drugstore Counterman (uncredited) See fewer	Hell Bound (1931)
Oscar O'Shea Father Case (uncredited) Father Case (uncredited) See fewer	Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Larry Olsen Rusty - Age 5 (uncredited) Rusty - Age 5 (uncredited) See fewer	Casanova Brown (1944)
Irving Pichel Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Destination Moon (1950)
Aileen Pringle Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited) Mrs. Prentiss (uncredited) See fewer	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
Juanita Quigley Sally Pierce (uncredited) Sally Pierce (uncredited) See fewer	Imitation of Life (1934)
James J. Smith Everett Moore (uncredited) Everett Moore (uncredited) See fewer	Happy Land (1943)
Houseley Stevenson Sam Watson (uncredited) Sam Watson (uncredited) See fewer	Dark Passage (1947)
Tom Stevenson Mr. MacMurray (uncredited) Mr. MacMurray (uncredited) See fewer	Gaslight (1944)
Ferris Taylor Mayor (uncredited) Mayor (uncredited) See fewer	The Saint in Palm Springs (1940)
Bernard Thomas Sam Kendall (uncredited) Sam Kendall (uncredited) See fewer	Pillow of Death (1945)
Larry Thompson Andy Jacobson (uncredited) Andy Jacobson (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
William Weber Bill Beecher (uncredited) Bill Beecher (uncredited) See fewer	Happy Land (1943)
Paul Weigel Pop Schmidt (uncredited) Pop Schmidt (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
James West Rusty - Ages 12 to 16 (uncredited) Rusty - Ages 12 to 16 (uncredited) See fewer	The Way of All Flesh (1940)
Leigh Whipper Old Ben (uncredited) Old Ben (uncredited) See fewer	Of Mice and Men (1939)
Mary Wickes Emmy (uncredited) Emmy (uncredited) See fewer	White Christmas (1954)
Natalie Wood Little Girl Who Drops Ice Cream Cone (uncredited) Little Girl Who Drops Ice Cream Cone (uncredited) See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)