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The Happy Time

""Eet ees magnifique". And it's all about the birds and the bees...and a lot of delightful people."

1952-10-30 Comedy 1hr 34m

A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.

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A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.

  • Released
    1952-10-30
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 34m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Français
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures

Crew

Richard Fleischer
Director
Earl Felton
Screenplay
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Keywords:
violinist 1920s ottawa, canada

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Cast

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer
Jacques Bonnard
Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan
Uncle Desmond Bonnard
Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt
Susan Bonnard
Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll
Robert 'Bibi' Bonnard
Linda Christian

Linda Christian
Mignonette Chappuis
Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar
Uncle Louis Bonnard
Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio
Grandpere Bonnard
Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan
Felice Bonnard
Jack Raine

Jack Raine
Mr. Frye - School Principal
Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman
Alfred Grattin
Marlene Cameron

Marlene Cameron
Peggy O'Hare
Gene Collins

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Jimmy Bishop
Annabel Faber

Annabel Faber
Yvonne Bonnard
Kathryn Sheldon

Kathryn Sheldon
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Edward Clark

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Reviews for The Happy Time
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-08

Aside from "Treasure Island" (1950) this might be my favourite film featuring the charming Bobby Driscoll. He's the teenage "Robert/Bibi" wh... read more

Aside from "Treasure Island" (1950) this might be my favourite film featuring the charming Bobby Driscoll. He's the teenage "Robert/Bibi" who is completely oblivious to the affections of his next door neighbour because he only has eyes for the new maid "Mignonette" (Linda Christian). His obsessiveness starts to affect his schoolwork, and when the lovelorn "Peggy" (Marlene Cameron) doctors a rather risqué copy of "Paris Match" and gets him into hot water, things get so serious as to require the intervention of his dad (Charles Boyer) and two uncles (Louis Jourdan and Kurt Kasznar). They question him about the naughty photos and respect his denial whilst also clocking really quite quickly just what is troubling their young charge. Boyer is also on good form here, and I thought Richard Fleischer's amiable direction allowed the deftly adapted script to tell us a story of pubescent love mixed with familial concern and affection and peppered with some lovely, quite witty, observational humour. Driscoll was seventeen or so when he made this, so he probably had some genuine hormones to add to this genuinely quite enjoyable comedic drama. Don't be put off by the rather ropey title track, it's really quite good fun, this.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Aside from "Treasure Island" (1950) this might be my favourite film featuring the charming Bobby Driscoll. He's the teenage "Robert/Bibi" who is completely oblivious to the affections of his next door neighbour because he only has eyes for ...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-08

Aside from "Treasure Island" (1950) this might be my favourite film featuring the charming Bobby Driscoll. He's the teenage "Robert/Bibi" who is completely oblivious to the affections of his next door...

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