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As Long as They're Happy is a British film of genre Comedy directed by J. Lee Thompson with Jack Buchanan

As Long as They're Happy (1955)

As Long as They're Happy
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Length 1h31
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Genres Comedy,    Musical
Rating52% 2.6314852.6314852.6314852.6314852.631485

As Long as They're Happy is a 1955 British musical comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson.

Synopsis

The film is about an US singer named Bobby Denver, who is known as the "Crying Crooner" (a la Johnnie Ray), who stays with a stockbroker's family by mistake when he comes to England. The stockbroker, played by Jack Buchanan, has three very pretty daughters with the youngest Gwen (played by Janette Scott) madly in love with him so much she wants to marry him. Eventually, the stodgy stockbroker deals with his wife and daughter as well as his maid Linda (played by Joan Sims, who keeps fainting every time Bobby sings) being so infatuated.

Actors

Jack Buchanan

(John Bentley)Janette Scott

(Gwen Bentley)Norman Wisdom

(Norman)Jeannie Carson

(Pat Bentley)Brenda De Banzie

(Stella Bentley)
And :
Susan Stephen
Diana Dors
Hugh McDermott
David Hurst
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