Happy Days Are Here Again (film)

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Happy Days Are Here Again
Directed by Norman Lee
Written byF.H. Bickerton
Daniel Birt
Alan Rennie
Story by Renée Houston
Produced by John Argyle
StarringRenée Houston
Billie Houston
Shirley Houston
Edited byDaniel Birt
Music byGuy Jones
Production
company
John Argyle Productions
Distributed byAssociated Producers & Distributors (AP&D)
Release date
  • 10 August 1936 (1936-08-10)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Happy Days Are Here Again is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Renée Houston, Billie Houston and Shirley Houston. [1] Its plot concerns a pair of sisters who have ambitions to take to the stage when they realise their parents' act is finished. It was also known as Stage Folk and Variety Follies.

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  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (1936)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2012.