Happy Ever After( 1954)

TV-MAComedy

52%

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"People who live in glass houses should turn off the lights!"

Overview

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.

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David Niven
Jasper O'Leary
Yvonne De Carlo
Serena McGlusky
Barry Fitzgerald
Thady O'Heggarty
George Cole
Terence
Noelle Middleton
Kathy McGlusky
Robert Urquhart
Dr. Michael Flynn
Michael Shepley
Major McGlusky
Joseph Tomelty
Dooley
A.E. Matthews
General O'Leary
Eddie Byrne
Lannigan
Jimmy Mageean
Divarsion
Patrick McAlinney
O'Connor
Brian O'Higgins
Milligan
Liam Redmond
Regan
Patrick Westwood
Murphy
Fred Johnson
Father Cormac
Ronan O'Casey
Reporter
Michael Martin Harvey
Villager
Bill Shine
Saxby
Anthony Nicholls
Solicitor
Harry Hutchinson
Old Porter
Tommy Duggan
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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Mar 21 2024

It's quite unusual to see David Niven play what amounts to the baddie, but he does it quite enjoyably here in this story of rural Irish shenanigans. When the death-defying "Gen. O'Leary" (AE Matthews) goes hunting and finally fails with the defying bit, his estate falls to great-nephew "Jasper" (Niven) who arrives determined to shake things up. No more country balls, fêtes, community functions - all of that is to go the way of the dodo. The new squire is a pompous ass who's only interested in cash! With many of the locals now facing bankruptcy, it seems that only "Serena" (Yvonne De Carlo) will...