Happy Go Lucky (1943 film)

Happy Go Lucky
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCurtis Bernhardt
Screenplay byWalter DeLeon
Melvin Frank
Norman Panama
John Jacoby (adaptation)
Story byMichael Uris
Produced byHarold Wilson
StarringMary Martin
Dick Powell
Betty Hutton
Eddie Bracken
Rudy Vallée
Mabel Paige
Eric Blore
CinematographyWilfred M. Cline
Karl Struss
Edited byEllsworth Hoagland
Music byRobert Emmett Dolan
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 4, 1943 (1943-01-04)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million (US rentals)[1]

Happy Go Lucky is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by Walter DeLeon, Melvin Frank, John Jacoby and Norman Panama. The film stars Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Rudy Vallée, Mabel Paige and Eric Blore. The film was released on January 4, 1943, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3] It might be best remembered now for Betty Hutton's energetic performance of the song "Murder, He Says," written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh.[4]

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
  2. ^ T.S. (1943-03-25). "Movie Review - Happy Go Lucky - At the Paramount". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  3. ^ "Happy Go Lucky (1943) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  4. ^ "Murder, He Says – the song". 11 June 2014.