Happiness (1924 film)
Happiness | |
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Directed by | King Vidor |
Screenplay by | J. Hartley Manners |
Produced by | Metro Pictures |
Starring | Laurette Taylor |
Cinematography | Chester A. Lyons |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes ; 8 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Happiness is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by King Vidor, and starring stage actress Laurette Taylor in one of her rare film appearances. The film is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name written by Taylor's husband J. Hartley Manners.[1][2] This film is preserved at George Eastman House and Gosfilmofond (Russian State archives) Moscow.[3]
Cast
- Laurette Taylor - Jenny Wray
- Pat O'Malley - Fermoy MacDonough
- Hedda Hopper - Mrs. Chrystal Pole
- Cyril Chadwick - Philip Chandos
- Edith Yorke - Mrs. Wreay
- Patterson Dial - Sallie Perkins
- Joan Standing - Jenny
- Lawrence Grant - Mr. Rosselstein
- Charlotte Mineau - Head Saleslady
- Maxine Elliott Hicks