"as a ""terrible movie"", while speaking of the lasting impression Marilyn Monroe made during her screen test. Love Happy Love Happy is a 1949 American musical comedy film, released by United Artists, directed by David Miller, starring the Marx Brothers. It was the 14th (including ""Humor Risk"") and last film starring feature for the Marx Brothers. The film, produced by former silent film star Mary Pickford, stars Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, and, in a smaller role than usual, Groucho Marx, plus Ilona Massey, Vera-Ellen, Paul Valentine, Marion Hutton, Raymond Burr, Bruce Gordon (in his film debut), and Eric Blore, with"
"number in nearly every film, allowing the Brothers to highlight their musical talents. Their final film, entitled ""Love Happy"" (1949), featured Vera-Ellen, considered to be the best dancer among her colleagues and professionals in the half century. Similarly, The vaudevillian comedian W. C. Fields joined forces with the comic actress Martha Raye and the young comedian Bob Hope in Paramount Pictures musical anthology ""The Big Broadcast of 1938"". The film also showcased the talents of several internationally recognized musical artists including: Kirsten Flagstad (Norwegian operatic soprano), Wilfred Pelletier (Canadian conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Tito Guizar (Mexican tenor), Shep"
"Walt Disney discarded the project when Paramount released its own version of the book. Only one Technicolor still of her screen test still exists. She retired from acting in 1933; her last acting film was released in 1934. She continued to produce for others, however, including ""Sleep, My Love"" (1948; with Claudette Colbert) and ""Love Happy"" (1949), with the Marx Brothers). Pickford used her stature in the movie industry to promote a variety of causes. Although her image depicted fragility and innocence, Pickford proved to be a worthy businesswoman who took control of her career in a cutthroat industry. During"
"Let's Be Happy Let's Be Happy is a Technicolor 1957 British musical film starring Tony Martin and Vera-Ellen and directed by Henry Levin. It was written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan in CinemaScope. This film was an updated remake of ""Jeannie"" (1941), starring Barbara Mullen, which itself was based on the stage play ""Jeannie"" by Aimée Stuart. The movie is notable as star Vera-Ellen's final film; she withdrew from public life after the death of her daughter, Victoria Ellen Rothschild. The film is also Tony Martin's final appearance in a movie musical. He later made a cameo appearance in"
"Fiddlers Three (1948 film) Fiddlers Three is the 107th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1948 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are fiddlers at the court of Old King Cole (Vernon Dent). They are forbidden by the king to marry their sweethearts until Princess Alicia (Virginia Hunter) weds Prince Gallant III of Rhododendron ""when the flowers bloom in the Spring."" Evil magician Murgatroyd (Philip Van Zandt) has his own plans to marry Alicia, and"
"A Merry Mix Up A Merry Mix-Up is the 177th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1957 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges play three sets of identical triplets, born one year apart. All nine brothers lose track of each other after World War II, unaware that they are all living in the same city. One set (Moe, Larry and Joe) is single, one (Max, Louie and Jack) is married, and the other (Morris, Luke"
"an obscure 1982 film starring Joe Pesci. Filmed on location at Edinburgh as well as at Elstree Studios, ""Let's Be Happy"" premiered in London on 9 May 1957. Let's Be Happy Let's Be Happy is a Technicolor 1957 British musical film starring Tony Martin and Vera-Ellen and directed by Henry Levin. It was written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan in CinemaScope. This film was an updated remake of ""Jeannie"" (1941), starring Barbara Mullen, which itself was based on the stage play ""Jeannie"" by Aimée Stuart. The movie is notable as star Vera-Ellen's final film; she withdrew from public life"
"Love at First Bite (1950 film) Love at First Bite is the 123rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1950 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges happily reminisce about the meeting of their respective fiancees whilst in armed forces in Europe. To celebrate, the trio drink a toast, consisting of three large mugs containing Old Panther whisky and immediately get pathetically drunk. Moe and Shemp start arguing over their sweetheart, and suggest they end it"
"even the most basic scenes. During the final day of filming ""Half-Wits Holiday"" (1947) on May 6, 1946, Curly suffered a debilitating stroke on the set, ending his 14-year career. They hoped for a full recovery, but Curly never appeared in a film again except for a single cameo appearance in the third film after Shemp returned to the trio, ""Hold That Lion!"" (1947). It was the only film that contained all four of the original Stooges (the three Howard brothers and Larry) on screen simultaneously. According to Jules White, this anomaly came about when Curly visited the set one"
"17, 2016, Universal re-released this film again as part of the ""Universal Hollywood Icons Collection: James Stewart"", a 2-disc set featuring three other films (""Harvey"", ""Winchester '73"", and ""The Glenn Miller Story""). You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy is a 1948 American romantic comedy film distributed by Universal-International, directed by H.C. Potter, produced by Karl Tunberg, and stars Joan Fontaine, James Stewart and Eddie Albert. The film was written by Karl Tunberg and Robert Carson and was released on November 4, 1948. The story tells of a marital ruckus causes pilot Marvin Payne to become enmeshed in the"
"jaw and possibly for a rhinoplasty, and arranged a bit part in the Marx Brothers film ""Love Happy"" (1950). Monroe also continued modeling, and in May 1949 she posed nude for photos taken by Tom Kelley. Although her role in ""Love Happy"" was very small, she was chosen to participate in the film's promotional tour in New York that year. In 1950, Monroe had bit parts in ""Love Happy"", ""A Ticket to Tomahawk"", ""Right Cross"" and ""The Fireball"", but also appeared in minor supporting roles in two critically acclaimed films: Joseph Mankiewicz's drama ""All About Eve"" and John Huston's crime"
"before then, his eyeglasses had merely been a stage prop. He debuted this new, and now much-older, appearance in ""Love Happy,"" the Marx Brothers's last film as a comedy team. He did paint the old character mustache over his real one on a few rare performing occasions, including a TV sketch with Jackie Gleason on the latter's variety show in the 1960s (in which they performed a variation on the song ""Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean,"" co-written by Marx's uncle Al Shean) and the 1968 Otto Preminger film ""Skidoo"". In his late 70s at the time, Marx remarked on his"
"Among their credited appearances are the movie ""Sweet and Low"" of 1947 and the musical ""Mr. Wonderful"", staged on Broadway from 1956 to 1957. Bonds of deep affection tied the three men together. They are buried in the same cemetery, next to one another, in the Davis family tomb. Will Mastin Trio The Will Mastin Trio (also Will Maston Trio on some bills) was a troupe of dancers and singers formed by Will Mastin, Sammy Davis Sr., and Sammy Davis Jr. The original members were Sammy Davis Sr., Howard M. Colbert Jr., and Will Mastin, although Sammy Davis Jr. would"
"and the project abandoned. The kinescope film is now in the public domain and widely available. The Three Stooges' series of shorts continued to be popular through the 1950s; Shemp co-starred in 73 comedies. The Stooges also co-starred in a George O'Brien Western, ""Gold Raiders"" (1951). Moe also co-produced occasional Western and musical films in the 1950s. On November 22, 1955, Shemp died of a heart attack at age 60, necessitating the need for another Stooge. Producer Jules White used old footage of Shemp to complete four more films, with Columbia regular Joe Palma filling in for Shemp (thus creating"
"and ""The Naughty Nineties"" (1945). Their third and final film for MGM was ""Abbott and Costello in Hollywood"" (1945). In 1945 a rift developed when Abbott hired a domestic servant who had been fired by Costello. Costello refused to speak to his partner except when performing. The following year they made two films, (""Little Giant"" and ""The Time of Their Lives""), in which they appeared as separate characters rather than as a team. This may have been a result of the tensions between them, plus the fact that their most recent films had not performed as well at the box"
"Love, Honor and Goodbye Love, Honor and Goodbye is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Arthur Phillips, Lee Loeb and Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther, Helen Broderick and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released on September 15, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Roberta Baxter wants to be an actress. Without telling her, husband Bill financially backs a stage play she's been cast in, secretly hoping for a flop so that Roberta will give up acting and return home. Getting his wish, the play flops."
"One Last Fling One Last Fling is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Richard Flournoy and William Sackheim. The film stars Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Douglas Kennedy, Ann Doran, Ransom M. Sherman and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1949. Olivia Pearce ran her husband Larry's music store in New York while he was off to war. Now he's home and needs someone to head his sales department, but decides to hire his uncle's secretary, Gaye Winston, instead of his wife. A misunderstanding occurs wherein Olivia believes"
"is delighted to find Marjory waiting for him by herself, love potion in hand. Happy Go Lucky (1943 film) Happy Go Lucky is a 1943 American 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, Rudy Vallée, Mabel Paige and Eric Blore. The film was released on January 4, 1943, by Paramount Pictures. It might be best remembered now for Betty Hutton's energetic performance of the song ""Murder, He Says,"" written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh. Seeking a rich"
"Tillis, Brad Paisley and BR5-49. There are also bits of Tejano (Flaco Jimenez) and exotica (Yma Sumac). Happy, Texas (film) Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Mark Illsley and starring Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy. It was a positively reviewed film, and was a box office hit, grossing $3.7 million against a $1.4 million budget, and is now considered a cult classic. Three prisoners escape from a chain gang, and two of them, Wayne and Harry (Zahn and Northam) run away to Happy, Texas, where they pose as the gay organizers of a"
"Hokus Pokus (1949 film) Hokus Pokus is the 115th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1949 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are three paperhangers who also look after invalid Mary (Mary Ainslee), who always uses a wheelchair. The seemingly helpless blonde, however, is trying to swindle her insurance company out of $25,000, as she is not handicapped in the least. While the Stooges are at work hanging posters, they are taken by one poster"
"Love Nest Love Nest is a 1951 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Newman and starring June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay and Marilyn Monroe. The post-World War II comedy features an early supporting role for Monroe. It is one of the few films future ""Tonight Show"" host Paar made prior to his television career, and the last film appearance by Fay, who had been a popular stage comedian in the 1920s and revived his career starring in the long-running Broadway comedy ""Harvey"". It was also the last appearance by silent star Leatrice Joy. The film borrows its name from"
"Santa Fe named them ""Pleasure Domes"" from a line in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem ""Kubla Khan"": The Pleasure Domes were the first dome cars the Santa Fe owned and operated when they entered service on the ""Super Chief"" in 1950. In June 1952, Warner Bros. Pictures released ""Three for Bedroom ""C"""", a romantic comedy starring Gloria Swanson, James Warren, Fred Clark, Hans Conried, and Steve Brodie. In the film, an aging movie star (Swanson) hides out in a compartment during a cross-country journey from New York to Los Angeles aboard the ""Super Chief"". For this picture the Santa Fe provided"
"the Stooges also appeared together in ""Myrt and Marge"" for Universal Pictures. In 1934, the team's contract expired with MGM, and the Stooges parted professional company with Healy. According to Moe Howard's autobiography, the split was precipitated by Healy's alcoholism and abrasiveness. Their final film with Healy was MGM's ""Hollywood Party"" (1934). Both Healy and the Stooges went on to separate successes, with Healy dying under mysterious circumstances in 1937. In 1934, the trio—now officially named ""The Three Stooges""—signed on to appear in two-reel comedy short subjects for Columbia Pictures. Moe wrote in his autobiography that they each received $600"
"surprise appearance during an interview of the writer of a ""where-are-they-now"" book. When the audience was given the chance to ask the writer about famous people, Howard asked, ""Whatever happened to the Three Stooges?"" Finally recognized by Douglas, he then combed his hair into his trademark style. The Stooges attempted to make a final film in 1969, ""Kook's Tour"", which was essentially a documentary of Howard, Larry, and Curly Joe out of character, touring the US, and meeting with fans, but production abruptly halted when on January 9, 1970, Larry suffered a major stroke during filming, paralyzing the left side"
"Half-Wits Holiday Half-Wits Holiday is the 97th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1947 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). This was Curly's final appearance as a Stooge; retiring shortly before production finished due to suffering from multiple strokes. In the second Stooge adaptation of ""Pygmalion"", the trio are repairmen who make a scene in the presence of two psychologists, Professors Quackenbush (Vernon Dent) and Sedletz (Ted Lorch). Quackenbush makes a bet with Sedletz that he can turn the boys into gentlemen through environment. Training is slow and painful for"
"You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy is a 1948 American romantic comedy film distributed by Universal-International, directed by H.C. Potter, produced by Karl Tunberg, and stars Joan Fontaine, James Stewart and Eddie Albert. The film was written by Karl Tunberg and Robert Carson and was released on November 4, 1948. The story tells of a marital ruckus causes pilot Marvin Payne to become enmeshed in the world of New York heiress Miss Diana Dillwood. On her wedding day, New York heiress Diana ""Dee Dee"" Dillwood (Joan Fontaine) complains to her uncle and guardian, Ralph Tutwiler (Roland Young), that"
"The Happy Ending The Happy Ending is a 1969 drama film written and directed by Richard Brooks, which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her husband and daughter. It stars Jean Simmons (who received an Oscar nomination), John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges and Teresa Wright. 1953: Through the course of a Colorado autumn and winter, Mary Spencer (Simmons) and Fred Wilson (Forsythe) lead an idyllic existence. Mary drops out of college (with 6 months to go) to marry Fred. Their perfect wedding mirrors the happy endings of the films Mary loves. 1969: It"
"Three Cheers for Love Three Cheers for Love is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ray McCarey, written by George Marion, Jr., and starring Eleanore Whitney, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Elizabeth Patterson, Roscoe Karns and John Halliday. It was released on June 26, by Paramount Pictures. The showman Charles Dormant and wife Consuelo decide to send their daughter Sharon, familiarly known as ""Skippy,"" to boarding school. Wilma Chester's school is going broke, so she permits old acquaintance Milton Shakespeare to bring his theatrical troupe to the school and stage a Thanksgiving show, hoping Skippy's dad will attend and offer"
"Happy Go Lucky (1943 film) Happy Go Lucky is a 1943 American 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, Rudy Vallée, Mabel Paige and Eric Blore. The film was released on January 4, 1943, by Paramount Pictures. It might be best remembered now for Betty Hutton's energetic performance of the song ""Murder, He Says,"" written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh. Seeking a rich husband, nightclub cigarette girl Marjory Stuart sets sail on a luxury liner, posing as"
"of an Irwin Shaw short story, a capable cast has given it the works and the off-screen coaching of the director, Jacques Tourneur, is as crisp and telling as the late Knute Rockne's."" It recorded a loss of $625,000. Easy Living (1949 film) Easy Living is a 1949 American drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott and Lucille Ball. The film features the real-life Los Angeles Rams football team. Star professional quarterback Pete Wilson (Victor Mature) thinks nothing of his future after football, not even after longtime teammate Bill ""Holly"" Holloran (Gordon Jones) is released by"
"Stooges"". From 1934 to 1946, Moe, Larry and Curly produced over 90 short films for Columbia. It was during this period that the three were at their peak popularity. Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in May 1946, and Shemp returned, reinstating the original lineup, until his death of a heart attack on November 22, 1955. Film actor Joe Palma was used as a stand-in to complete four Shemp-era shorts under contract (the maneuver thereafter became known as the ""fake Shemp""). Columbia contract player Joe Besser joined as the third Stooge for two years (1956–57), departing in 1958 to nurse his"
"The Great Lover (1949 film) The Great Lover is a 1949 comedy film starring Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, and Roland Young. In the film, a scout leader takes his troop on an ocean cruise, pursues a beautiful duchess and is stalked by a murderer. It is also known as Easy Does It and My Favourite Redhead. When the American business tycoon Williams is murdered by strangulation in Paris, the killer is identified almost instantly because of the signature napkin knot found around the victims throat - the signature of notorious cardplaying killer C.J. Dabney. Despite the identification, the American detective"
"Happy, Texas (film) Happy, Texas is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Mark Illsley and starring Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam and William H. Macy. It was a positively reviewed film, and was a box office hit, grossing $3.7 million against a $1.4 million budget, and is now considered a cult classic. Three prisoners escape from a chain gang, and two of them, Wayne and Harry (Zahn and Northam) run away to Happy, Texas, where they pose as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant. They put on a show with the small girls of the town while hiding from"