Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky (1943)

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A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.

Date of release
1943-01-04
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
Curtis Bernhardt

Casting

Interesting facts

Happy Go Lucky is a 1943 American Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by Walter DeLeon, Melvin Frank, John Jacoby and Norman Panama. The film stars Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken and Rudy Vallée, with Mabel Paige, Eric Blore, Clem Bevans, Rita Christiani and Sir Lancelot. Produced and released by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on the story "Cupid With A Beard" by Michael Uris.

Production

In February, 1941, Paramount bought the screen rights to the story, "Cupid With A Beard" by Michael Uris. Paramount also hired Uris to adapt his story into a screenplay. Initially, the film was meant be a vehicle for Bing Crosby, with Dorothy Lamour named as a possible cast member. The title of the film was, "Cupid With A Beard" before being changed to "Happy Go Lucky" in March, 1941.

Filming was slated to begin in February, 1942. Filming started on April 20, 1942 and continued until late June, 1942. Director Curtis Bernhardt was borrowed from Warner Brothers to direct the film.

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