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The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

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The Happy Ending

"Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married."

1969

1h 52m

6.1(29 votes)

Drama

Overview

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.

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Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Mary Wilson

John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Fred Wilson

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Flo Harrigan

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Sam

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Mrs. Spencer

Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn

Harry Bricker

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Agnes

Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Franco

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Helen Bricker

Kathy Fields

Marge Wilson

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Directed by: Richard Brooks
Written by: Richard Brooks
Produced by: Richard Brooks

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