The Happy Ending (1925 film)

The Happy Ending is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Fay Compton, Jack Buchanan and Joan Barry. It was based on a play by Ian Hay. Its plot concerns a father who deserted his family some years before returning home only to find his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero when he abandoned them. A sound film of the same play The Happy Ending (also featuring Benita Hume) was made in 1931.

Cast

 * Fay Compton as Mildred Craddock
 * Jack Buchanan as Captain Dale Conway
 * Joan Barry as Molly Craddock
 * Jack Hobbs as Denis Craddock
 * Gladys Jennings as Joan Craddock
 * Eric Lewis as Sir Anthony Fenwick
 * Donald Searle as Harold Bagby
 * Drusilla Wills as Laura Meakin
 * Pat Doyle as The Maid
 * A.G. Poulton as Mr. Moon
 * Benita Hume as Miss Moon
 * Doris Mansell as Phyllis Harding