Happy Birthday, Wanda June
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| Happy Birthday, Wanda June | |
 cover of paperback edition |
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
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| Produced by | Lester M. Goldsmith |
| Written by | Kurt Vonnegut (play and screenplay) |
| Starring | Rod Steiger Susannah York |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Editing by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 9, 1971 (NYC) |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Happy Birthday, Wanda June is a play by Kurt Vonnegut, and a 1971 film adaptation, directed by Mark Robson.
[edit] Plot
Big game hunter Harold Ryan returns home to America, after having been presumed dead for several years. He finds that his wife Penelope has developed relationships with men very much unlike himself, including a vacuum salesman and a doctor.
"Wanda June" of the title is a young girl who died before she could celebrate her birthday. Her birthday cake was subsequently purchased by one of Penelope's lovers, for a celebration of Harold's birthday in his absence. Wanda June and several other deceased connections to Harold Ryan speak to the audience from Heaven, where everyone is happily playing shuffleboard.
[edit] Cast
- Rod Steiger as Harold Ryan
- Susannah York as Penelope Ryan
- George Grizzard as Dr. Norbert Woodley
- Don Murray as Herb Shuttle
- William Hickey as Looseleaf Harper
- Steven Paul as Paul Ryan
- Pamelyn Ferdin as Wanda June
- Pamela Saunders as Mildred Ryan
- Louis Turenne as Major von Koningswald
- C.C. Whitney as Mrs. Kestenbaum
- Lester Goldsmith as Mr. Kestenbaum
[edit] External links
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June at the Internet Movie Database
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June at the TCM Movie Database
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June at Allmovie
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