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