Let's Be Happy (1957)
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Let's Be Happy is an updated remake of Jeannie (1941), one of the most likable British comedies of the 1940s. The premise is basically the same: A working girl inherits a fortune, goes on a fling, is rescued from a caddish seducer by a down-to-Earth salesman. In Jeannie, the girl uses her legacy to get out of Scotland and tour the continent; in Let's Be Happy, the girl (Vera Ellen) is an American who travels to Scotland to assume ownership of her family's castle. Since stars Vera Ellen and Tony Martin (as the salesman) were musical comedy performers, Let's Be Happy obliging becomes a musical comedy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Vera-Ellen, Tony Martin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
Synopsis of Let's Be Happy
Let's Be Happy is an updated remake of Jeannie (1941), one of the most likable British comedies of the 1940s. The premise is basically the same: A working girl inherits a fortune, goes on a fling, is rescued from a caddish seducer by a down-to-Earth salesman. In Jeannie, the girl uses her legacy to get out of Scotland and tour the continent; in Let's Be Happy, the girl (Vera Ellen) is an American who travels to Scotland to assume ownership of her family's castle. Since stars Vera Ellen and Tony Martin (as the salesman) were musical comedy performers, Let's Be Happy obliging becomes a musical comedy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Let's Be Happy
- Vera-Ellen - Jeannie MacLean
- Robert Flemyng - Lord James MacNairn
- Helen Horton - Sadie Whitelaw
- Vernon Greeves - Air Line Steward
- Eugene Deckers - Diner Attendant
- Peter Sinclair - MacTavish
- Brian Oulton - Hotel Valet
- Katherine Kath - Mrs. Fielding
- Jock McKay - Elderly Dancer
- Jean Cadell - Mrs. Cathie
- Beckett Bould - Rev. MacDonald
- Molly Weir - Flower Girl
- Ewan Roberts
- Tony Martin - Stanley Smith
- Zena Marshall - Helene
- Alfred Burke - French Ticket Clerk
- Richard Molinas - Bearded Man
- Russell Waters - Hotel Clerk
- Magda Miller - Mrs. MacTavish
- Guy Middleton - Mr. Fielding
- Charles Carson - Mr. Ferguson
- Michael Anthony - M. Flor
- Gordon Jackson - Dougal MacLean
- Paul Young - Page Boy
- Carl Duering - Customs Inspector
- Jameson Clark
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
- Writer(s):
- Dorothy Cooper, Diana Morgan
- Producer(s):
- Marcel Hellman
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