{"id":18894,"date":"2011-07-27T11:31:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T18:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18894"},"modified":"2021-01-20T00:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T07:38:23","slug":"love-happy-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18894","title":{"rendered":"Love Happy (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This is not the right can!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster-673x1024.png 673w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Poster.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA detective (Groucho Marx) relates the story of a case he helped solve, in which a mute kleptomaniac clown (Harpo Marx) assisting a penniless theater troupe accidentally steals a can of sardines with valuable diamonds in them, and faces the wrath of the woman (Ilona Massey) who intends to possess them at any cost.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Let&#8217;s Put On a Show!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe Films<\/li>\n<li>Marx Brothers Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Love Happy<\/em> is primarily known as the Marx Brothers&#8217; final (tepid) outing together. Originally intended as a solo vehicle for Harpo Marx (indeed, the bulk of the narrative centers around his pantomiming character):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4-1024x740.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Harpo4.png 1427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Groucho and Chico were reined in as well, and given ancillary roles that truly do feel tacked-on. With that said, <em>Love Happy<\/em> isn&#8217;t entirely disappointing: Ilona Massey (best known for her role as the Baroness Elsa Frankenstein in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18511\"><em>Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man<\/em><\/a>) plays an enjoyably hiss-worthy villainess:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1-1024x741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey-1.png 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Vera-Ellen&#8217;s dancing is always a treat (it&#8217;s nice to see her here looking a little healthier and less gaunt).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen-1.png 1411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harpo&#8217;s antics (scripted in part by Frank Tashlin) are occasionally amusing. <em>Love Happy<\/em> is also known for &#8220;featuring&#8221; Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest films &#8212; though her notoriety here is a bit of a joke, given that she literally waltzes into a room late in the story, says a few lines, then shimmies back out, all within the space of a minute or so. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Monroe.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. She&#8217;s sexy, but is literally of no importance to the storyline at all: be forewarned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ilona Massey as Madame Egelichi<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Massey2.png 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vera-Ellen&#8217;s dancing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4-1024x735.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4-1024x735.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4-376x270.png 376w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Love-Happy-Vera-Ellen4.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frank Tashlin&#8217;s uneven but occasionally enjoyable script<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is strictly must-see for Marx Brothers fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041604\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/04\/08\/archives\/the-screen-three-local-film-premieres-the-damned-dont-cry-with-joan.html\">NY Times Original Review (spoiler alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5161&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/81965\/love-happy#articles-reviews?articleId=88480\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This is not the right can!&#8221; Synopsis: A detective (Groucho Marx) relates the story of a case he helped solve, in which a mute kleptomaniac clown (Harpo Marx) assisting a penniless theater troupe accidentally steals a can of sardines with valuable diamonds in them, and faces the wrath of the woman (Ilona Massey) who intends to possess them at any cost. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Detectives and Private Eyes &#8220;Let&#8217;s Put On a Show!&#8221; Marilyn Monroe Films Marx&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18894\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18894"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64619,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18894\/revisions\/64619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}