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The Happy Ending (1969)

The Happy Ending (1969)

Drama

Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married.

Release Date: 1969, December 21
Directors: Richard Brooks
Countries: United States of America
Production: Pax Enterprises, Pax Enterprises
Cast: Eve Brent, Jean Simmons, Lloyd Bridges, John Forsythe, Dick Shawn, Teresa Wright, Shirley Jones, William O'Connell, Barry Cahill, Karen Steele, Tina Louise, Nanette Fabray

Overview:

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.

Keywords:

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