Happiness Ahead (1928 film)

Happiness Ahead
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Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Benjamin Glazer (scenario) George Marion, Jr. (titles)
Based on	story by Edmund Goulding
Produced by	John McCormick
Starring	Colleen Moore Edmund Lowe Lilyan Tashman Diane Ellis
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Paul Weatherwax
Distributed by	First National
Release date	June 24, 1928 (1928-06-24)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Happiness Ahead is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Colleen Moore and then husband and wife Edmund Lowe and Lilyan Tashman. It was produced by First National before it acquired by Warner Brothers. Moore was married to the producer John McCormick, who frequently produced her films. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Colleen Moore as Mary Randall
• Edmund Lowe as Babe Stewart
• Charles Sellon as Mr. Randall
• Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Randall
• Carlos Durand as Vargas
• Lilyan Tashman as Kay
• Robert Elliott as The Detective
• Diane Ellis as Edna

Scene from the movie

Preservation

Happiness Ahead is now a lost film save for the footage from its trailer. ^{[3] [4]} Moore was married to the film's producer John McCormick and they held rights to their films. Moore donated copies of her films to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), but over the years the archive allowed the films to decay including Happiness Ahead. The trailer was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009. ^[5]

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Happiness Ahead
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Happiness Ahead at silentera.com
3. Happiness Ahead at Lost Film Files: First National Pictures - lost films 1928
4. "Happiness Ahead / William A Seiter [motion picture]". Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database.
5. "Preserved Projects".

External links

• Happiness Ahead at IMDb
• Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
• Happiness Ahead trailer on YouTube