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Happy Days Are Here Again is a film of genre Drama directed by Norman Lee with Viola Compton
Happy Days Are Here Again (1936)
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Add to a movie listHappy Days Are Here Again is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Renée Houston, Billie Houston and Shirley Houston. Its plot concerns a pair of sisters who have ambitions to take to the stage when they realise their parent's act is finished. It was also known as Stage Folk and Variety Follies.
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Viola Compton
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