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Invitation to Happiness (1939)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Wesley Ruggles
Writer : Claude Binyon

Synopsis

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.

Actors

Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Eleanor Wayne
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
Albert 'King' Cole
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Billy Cook
Billy Cook
Albert Cole Jr.
William Collier Sr.
William Collier Sr.
Mr. Wayne
Marion Martin
Marion Martin
Lola Snow
Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea
Divorce Judge
Burr Caruth
Burr Caruth
Butler
Doodles Weaver
Doodles Weaver
Band Leader / Emcee at Harry's
Eddie Hogan
Eddie Hogan
The Champ
Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Joe Caits
Joe Caits
Man in Office (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Wheaton Chambers
Reporter (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Russ Clark
Referee (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Joe, the Cook (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Evans
Bob Evans
Galliette (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Jerry Fletcher
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Franz
Joseph Franz
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Jack Gargan
Reporter (uncredited)
Mack Gray
Mack Gray
Usher (uncredited)
Dorothy Hack
Dorothy Hack
Infant (uncredited)
Hank Hankison
Hank Hankison
Fighter (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
Tom Hanlon
Voice of Radio Fight Announcer
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Reporter (uncredited)
John Indrisano
John Indrisano
Referee (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
Dutch Arnold (uncredited)
Jack Knoche
Jack Knoche
Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Knudsen
Bill Knudsen
Attendant (uncredited)
Don Latorre
Don Latorre
Youth (uncredited)
Myra Marsh
Myra Marsh
Maternity Nurse (uncredited)
Lee Moore
Lee Moore
Headwaiter (uncredited)
William Newell
William Newell
Waiter (uncredited)
William T. Orr
William T. Orr
Bellboy (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Franklin Parker
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Randolph
Charles Randolph
Referee (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Reporter at Fight (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Jack Roper
Scat (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson
Reporter (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy
Photographer (uncredited)
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Man at Nightclub Entrance (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Allen Wood
Youth (uncredited)

Crews

Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles
Director
Claude Binyon
Claude Binyon
Screenplay
Mark Jerome
Mark Jerome
Story
Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles
Producer
Alma Macrorie
Alma Macrorie
Editor
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Ernst Fegté
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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