Happiness Ahead (1934); 6

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.
(86 mins.) Released 1934-10-10
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Stars: Dick Powell, Josephine Hutchinson, John Halliday, Frank McHugh

musical, comedy, romance

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025219/

originally posted 19 Oct 2017 17:37

DP without the usual suspects. "Just" a singing musical, except for tiny bits of dancing and skating (just trick spinning). I have 19 of 34 of DP's soundtrack credits; most others are unavailable.

The female lead is acted by the future Mrs. Townsend in North by Northwest (1959).

First National (WB), dir. LeRoy; 6