AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Happiness
Director: King Vidor (Dir)
Release Date:   9 Mar 1924
Duration (in feet):   7,745
Duration (in reels):   8
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Cast:   Laurette Taylor (Jenny Wreay)  
    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)  
Summary: Jenny, a poor New York shopgirl, is befriended by two members of the bored and idle rich, Mrs. Chrystal Pole and Philip Chandos, who through the association deepen their lives. The girl marries Fermoy MacDonough, an electrician, and years later these four principals are able to recount their experience to benefit another waif. 
Production Company: Metro Pictures Corp.  
Director: King Vidor (Dir)
Writer: J. Hartley Manners (Adpt)
  J. Hartley Manners (Cont)
Photography: Chester A. Lyons (Dir of photog)
Country: United States
Source Text: Based on the play "Happiness" by J. Hartley Manners in Happiness and Other Plays (New York, 31 Dec 1917).
Authors: J. Hartley Manners
Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Metro Pictures 5/3/1924 dd/mm/yyyy LP20031
Physical Properties: b&w:
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Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Society
 
Subjects (Major): Electricians
  New York City
  Charity
  Poverty
  Saleswomen
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