Happy Ever After
"People who live in glass houses should turn off the lights!"
5.2 / 10
88 minutes
1954-06-29
English
GB
Actors :
David Niven, Yvonne De Carlo, Barry Fitzgerald, George Cole, Noelle Middleton, Robert Urquhart, Michael Shepley, Joseph Tomelty, A.E. Matthews, Eddie Byrne, Jimmy Mageean, Patrick McAlinney, Brian O'Higgins, Liam Redmond, Patrick Westwood
Description
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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Reviews
CinemaSerf
3/21/2024, 11:36:35 AM
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 - a...