Let's Be Happy
Let's Be Happy is a Technicolor 1957 British musical film starring Tony Martin, Vera-Ellen and Robert Flemyng and directed by Henry Levin.[2] It was written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan in CinemaScope. This film was an updated remake of Jeannie (1941), starring Barbara Mullen, which itself was based on the stage play Jeannie by Aimée Stuart.[1]
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
| Written by | Dorothy Cooper |
| Screenplay by | Diana Morgan (screenwriter) |
| Based on | Jeannie (1940 play) by Aimée Stuart |
| Starring | Vera-Ellen Tony Martin Robert Flemyng |
| Music by | Nicholas Brodszky Angela Morley |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
Production company | Marcel Hellman Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures (USA) Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film is notable as star Vera-Ellen's final film; she later withdrew from public life after the death of her daughter, Victoria Ellen Rothschild.[3] The film is also Tony Martin's final appearance in a movie musical. He later made a cameo appearance in Dear Mr. Wonderful, an obscure 1982 film starring Joe Pesci.[4]
Filmed on location at Edinburgh as well as at Elstree Studios, Let's Be Happy premiered in London on 9 May 1957.[1]
Cast
- Vera-Ellen as Jeannie (singing voice was dubbed by Joan Small)
- Tony Martin as Stanley Smith
- Robert Flemyng as Lord James MacNairn
- Zena Marshall as Helene
- Helen Horton as Sadie Whitelaw
- Beckett Bould as Rev. MacDonald
- Alfred Burke as French Ticket Clerk
- Vernon Greeves as Air Line Steward
- Richard Molinas as Bearded Man
- Eugene Deckers as Diner Attendant
- Russell Waters as Hotel Clerk
- Michael Anthony as M. Flor
- Jean Cadell as Mrs. Cathie
- Charles Carson as Mr. Ferguson
- Carl Duering as Customs Inspector
- Gordon Jackson as Dougal MacLean
- Katherine Kath as Mrs. Fielding
- Jock McKay as Elderly Dancer
- Guy Middleton as Mr. Fielding
- Magda Miller as Mrs. MacTavish
- Brian Oulton as Hotel Valet
- Eric Pohlmann as Bit part
- Peter Sinclair as MacTavish
- Brian Sunners as Frenchman
- Molly Weir as Flower Girl
References
- "Let's Be Happy - Stylish Strictly showgirl pop art by Art & Hue". Art & Hue.
- "Let's Be Happy (1957)". BFI.
- Lobosco, David (21 December 2012). "A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: VERA-ELLEN: THE LATER YEARS". A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- Maslin, Janet (21 December 1983). "Lilienthal's 'Mr. Wonderful'" – via NYTimes.com.
External links
- Let's Be Happy on IMDb
- Let's Be Happy at AllMovie
- Let's Be Happy at the TCM Movie Database
- Let's Be Happy at the American Film Institute Catalog