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Let's Be Happy (1957)

Let's Be Happy poster
Directed by
Henry Levin
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman inherits money and travels to Edinburgh where she meets two men who both fall for her. She must decide between a charming American singer and a respectable British doctor.

lightheartedwhimsicalromanticupbeatcolorfulcheerfulbreezyold-fashioned

What happens

Let's Be Happy is a Technicolor 1957 British CinemaScope. musical film directed by Henry Levin and starring Tony Martin, Vera-Ellen and Robert Flemyng. It was written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan The film is an updated remake of Jeannie (1941) which itself was based on the stage play Jeannie by Aimée Stuart. The film was Vera-Ellen's final film; she later withdrew from public life after the death of her daughter, Victoria Ellen Rothschild. The film was also Tony Martin's final appearance in a movie musical, although he later made a cameo appearance in Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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