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The Happy Ending (1969)

December 21, 1969 (US) Drama • 112m

Overview

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.

Director

Richard Brooks

Top Billed

Jean Simmons

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons

Mary Wilson

John Forsythe
John Forsythe

Fred Wilson

Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones

Flo Harrigan

Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright

Mrs. Spencer

Dick Shawn
Dick Shawn

Harry Bricker

Tina Louise
Tina Louise

Helen Bricker

Kathy Fields
Kathy Fields

Marge Wilson

Barry Cahill
Barry Cahill

Handsome Man

Erin Moran
Erin Moran

Marge as a Child (uncredited)

Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman

Self - Actress in 'Casablanca' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart

Self - Actor in 'Casablanca' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sue Collier
Sue Collier

Alice (uncredited)

Clark Gable
Clark Gable

Self - Actor in 'Susan Lenox' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sue Collier
Sue Collier

Alice (uncredited)

John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo

Self - Actress in 'Susan Lennox' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard

Self - Actor in 'Smilin' Through' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nanci Roberts
Nanci Roberts

The Model (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor

Kay Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy

Self - Stanley T. Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew
Rita Riggs
Rita Riggs

Costume Design

Chuck Gaspar
Chuck Gaspar

Special Effects

Clem Portman
Clem Portman

Sound Recordist

Tom Shaw
Tom Shaw

Assistant Director

Thomas Del Ruth
Thomas Del Ruth

Assistant Camera

Murray Jordan
Murray Jordan

Assistant Editor

Fred C. Blau Jr.
Fred C. Blau Jr.

Makeup Artist

Joe LaBella
Joe LaBella

Property Master

Jerry Whittington
Jerry Whittington

Sound Effects Editor

Ronald Vidor
Ronald Vidor

First Assistant Camera

Marshall Schlom
Marshall Schlom

Script Supervisor

Gene Levy
Gene Levy

Production Assistant

Harry Sundby
Harry Sundby

Electrician

Harry Warren
Harry Warren

Sound Recordist

Kay Rose
Kay Rose

Sound Editor

Conrad Hall
Conrad Hall

Director of Photography

Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 3, 2023

The interesting topic for this film just about gives it enough steam to sustain the almost two hours of screen time. Jean Simmons ("Mary") is suffering from a long-term ennui with husband "Fred" (John Forsythe) and after trying drink and drugs to stimulate her existence, she absconds to the Bahamas (pawning her watch to fund this) on the evening of their wedding anniversary. It's on the plane that she encounters old friend "Flo" (Shirley Jones) a… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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