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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.

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

1h 34m1952NRTMDb 6.5

ComedyRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Richard FleischerRichard FleischerDirectorCharles BoyerCharles BoyerJacques BonnardLouis JourdanLouis JourdanUncle Desmond BonnardMarsha HuntMarsha HuntSusan BonnardBobby DriscollBobby DriscollRobert 'Bibi' BonnardLinda ChristianLinda ChristianMignonette ChappuisKurt KasznarKurt KasznarUncle Louis BonnardMarcel DalioMarcel DalioGrandpere BonnardJeanette NolanJeanette NolanFelice BonnardJack RaineJack RaineMr. Frye · School PrincipalRichard ErdmanRichard ErdmanAlfred GrattinMarlene CameronMarlene CameronPeggy O'Hare
Gene CollinsJimmy BishopAnnabel FaberAnnabel FaberYvonne BonnardKathryn SheldonKathryn SheldonMiss Tate · Schoolteacher
Edward ClarkDr. MarchaudMaurice MarsacMaurice MarsacThe Great GaspariWill WrightWill WrightFamily DoctorEugene BordenEugene BordenMonsieur Lafayette · Grocer

Storyline

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

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Info

Status
Released
Released
30 October 1952
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (15 votes)

Production

Director
Richard Fleischer
Writers
Earl Felton, Robert Fontaine
Studios
Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, French