The Happy Time is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Robert Fontaine, which Samuel A. Taylor turned into a hit play. A boy, played by Bobby Driscoll, comes of age in a close-knit French-Canadian family. The film stars Charles Boyer and Louis Jourdan as his father and uncle respectively. The play was also adapted into a musical in 1967 by composer John Kander, lyricist Fred Ebb, and librettist N. Richard Nash, and starred Robert Goulet.
The Happy Time (1952)
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Genres - Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Coming-Of-Age Fiction |
Release Date - Oct 30, 1952 |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Movie Info
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Fred Ebb, John Kander, Richard Nash, Robert Goulet, Serry Sr., The 1945
Attributes
Based On: based on plays
Narrative Location: Canada
Narrative Location: Canada
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Alternate Titles
Den lykkelige tid
DK
Hela världen är förälskad
SE
Maldita Primavera
PT
Mein Sohn entdeckt die Liebe
AT, DE
O Amor, Sempre o Amor
BR
Onnen aika
FI
Otan xypnoun oi pothoi
GR
Sacré printemps
FR
Szczęśliwy czas
PL
Tempo felice
IT
The Happy Time
GB, US
Un beso en la noche
AR
Zile fericite
RO