Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy
1961 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	George Marshall
Produced by	William Goetz
Written by	Irving Brecher
Based on	Cry for Happy 1958 novel by George Campbell^[1]
Starring	Glenn Ford Donald O'Connor Miiko Taka
Music by	George Duning
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey
Edited by	Chester W. Schaeffer
Production company	William Goetz Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 1961 (1961-01)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cry for Happy (1961) is an American movie, filmed in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, directed by George Marshall, and released by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

During the Korean War, Andy Cyphers (Glenn Ford), a Navy photographer and his three-man team occupy a Tokyo geisha house, though it is off-limits and four girls are living there.

At first, the men misunderstand the geishas' occupation. Later, romance develops. Eventually the Navy discovers the situation, and the sailors and the geishas decide to quickly convert the geisha house into a temporary orphanage. Surprisingly, the orphanage is successful.

Cast

Glenn Ford as Andy Cyphers
Donald O'Connor as Murray Prince
Miiko Taka as Chiyoko
James Shigeta as Suzuki
Miyoshi Umeki as Harue
Michi Kobi as Hanakichi
Howard St. John as Admiral Bennett
Joe Flynn as MacIntosh
Chet Douglas as Lank
Tsuruko Kobayashi as Koyuki
Harriet E. MacGibbon as Mrs. Bennett
Robert Kino as Mr. Endo
Bob Okazaki as Izumi
Harlan Warde as Chaplain
Nancy Kovack as Camile Cameron
Ted Knight as Lt. Glick
Bill Quinn as Alan Lyman
James Bacon as Press correspondent (uncredited)
Kam Fong as Sailor Chin

References

↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=george+campbell+novel+cry+for+happy&source=bl&ots=K9VmwVs3E6&sig=ykLULTCIf0j_OBnNuVN0OoKyw4Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fJyNVI7LLeH9sATnq4HgBQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=george%20campbell%20novel%20cry%20for%20happy&f=false

External links

Cry for Happy at the Internet Movie Database
Cry for Happy at AllMovie
Cry for Happy at the TCM Movie Database
Cry for Happy at the American Film Institute Catalog

Films directed by George Marshall

The Committee on Credentials (1916)
Love's Lariat (1916)
A Woman's Eyes (1916)
The Devil's Own (1916)
The Man from Montana (1917)
The Midnight Flyer (1918)
The Adventures of Ruth (1919)
Ruth of the Rockies (1920)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Their First Mistake (1932)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
She Learned About Sailors (1934)
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
Music Is Magic (1935)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
A Message to Garcia (1936)
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Love Under Fire (1937)
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Battle of Broadway (1938)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Texas (1941)
Valley of the Sun (1942)
The Forest Rangers (1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Riding High (1943)
True to Life (1943)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
Murder, He Says (1945)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Hold That Blonde (1945)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Variety Girl (1947)
Hazard (1948)
Tap Roots (1948)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Fancy Pants (1950)
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
The Savage (1952)
Off Limits (1953)
Scared Stiff (1953)
Houdini (1953)
Money from Home (1953)
Red Garters (1954)
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
Destry (1954)
The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
Beyond Mombasa (1956)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
The Sad Sack (1957)
The Sheepman (1958)
Imitation General (1958)
The Mating Game (1959)
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
The Gazebo (1959)
Cry for Happy (1961)
The Happy Thieves (1961)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
Dark Purpose (1964)
Advance to the Rear (1964)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
Eight on the Lam (1967)
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968)
Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)

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Cry for Happy

Plot

Cast

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References

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