Is Everybody Happy? (1929)

9.0/10 80 min Comedy Drama Music

Overview

It is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist. The music for the film was written by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke, except for "St. Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy and "Tiger Rag". The film's title comes from Lewis's catchphrase "Is everybody happy?" The film's soundtrack exists on Vitaphone discs preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, but the film itself is considered a lost film, according to the Vitaphone Project website. A five minute clip from the film can be found on YouTube.

Cast

Alice Day

Gail Wilson

Ann Pennington

Lena Schmitt

Lawrence Grant

Victor Molnár

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Molnár

Otto Hoffman

Landlord

Purnell Pratt

Stage Manager

Mary Gordon

Neighbor (uncredited)

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