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The Happy Time is a 1952 American film directed by the award-winning director Richard Fleischer, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Robert Fontaine, which Samuel A. Taylor turned into a hit play. A boy, played by Bobby Driscoll, comes of age in a close-knit French-Canadian family. The film stars Charles Boyer and Louis Jourdan as his father and uncle respectively. The play was also adapted into a musical in 1968 by composer John Kander, lyricist Fred Ebb, and librettist N. Richard Nash, and starred Robert Goulet. Included in the orchestra was the soloist john Serry Sr..
Original Release
10/30/1952
US Release
10/30/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles Boyer | Jacques Bonnard |
| Louis Jourdan | Uncle Desmond Bonnard |
| Marsha Hunt | Susan Bonnard |
| Bobby Driscoll | Robert 'Bibi' Bonnard |
| Linda Christian | Mignonette Chappuis |
| Kurt Kasznar | Uncle Louis Bonnard |
| Marcel Dalio | Grandpere Bonnard |
| Jeanette Nolan | Felice Bonnard |
| Jack Raine | Mr. Frye - School Principal |
| Richard Erdman | Alfred Grattin |
Directors
Writers
Earl Felton, Robert Fontaine, Samuel A. Taylor
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles Boyer | Jacques Bonnard |
| Louis Jourdan | Uncle Desmond Bonnard |
| Marsha Hunt | Susan Bonnard |
| Bobby Driscoll | Robert 'Bibi' Bonnard |
| Linda Christian | Mignonette Chappuis |
| Kurt Kasznar | Uncle Louis Bonnard |
| Marcel Dalio | Grandpere Bonnard |
| Jeanette Nolan | Felice Bonnard |
| Jack Raine | Mr. Frye - School Principal |
| Richard Erdman | Alfred Grattin |
| Marlene Cameron | Peggy O'Hare |
| Gene Collins | Jimmy Bishop |
| Ann Faber | Yvonne Bonnard |
| Kathryn Sheldon | Miss Tate - Schoolteacher |
| Edward Clark | Dr. Marchaud |
| Maurice Marsac | The Great Gaspari |
| Will Wright | Family Doctor |
| Eugene Borden | Monsieur Lafayette - Grocer |
| Frank Arnold | Andre |
| Paul Baxley | Bicycle Rider |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Earl Felton | Producer |
| Stanley Kramer | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
