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Andre Sennwald, critic for The New York Times, called it "a winning and agreeable film", adding: "Mervyn LeRoy, the director of detonating screen melodramas, goes soft and sentimental in his new work without losing his grip on life. "Happiness Ahead" has a continuously warming effect and it produces a mood of benevolence and good cheer.
Happiness Ahead: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Dick Powell, Josephine Hutchinson, John Halliday, Frank McHugh. Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.
Happiness Ahead: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Dick Powell, Josephine Hutchinson, John Halliday, Frank McHugh. Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.
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- Musical, Comedy, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1934-10-27
Sep 3, 2015 · Happiness Ahead marked Josephine Hutchinson’s film debut, appearing alongside leading man Dick Powell. Their story is one of an heiress hoping to break free from the confines of high society, and a window-washing coordinator who dreams of owning his own business.
Happiness Ahead is a very cute Dick Powell vehicle, with a stellar supporting cast including Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, and John Halliday.. The story, which is just an excuse for some songs and banter, follows the relationship between Bob Lane (Powell), a poor but ambitious window washer, and Joan Bradford (the outrageously adorable Josephine Hutchinson), the rich girl who Bob ...
- Mervyn Leroy
- First National Pictures
Happiness Ahead is a film directed by Mervyn LeRoy with Dick Powell, Josephine Hutchinson, John Halliday, Frank McHugh .... Year: 1934. Original title: Happiness Ahead. Synopsis: Joan's parents want her to marry young Travis, but Joan has no interest in him. So on New Years Eve, she goes out to a club where she meets Bob.
All about Movie: directors and actors, reviews and ratings, movie facts, trailers, stills, backstage. Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her...
