Cry for Happy

Mar 3, 1961

1h 50m

★ 5.0

You'll cry for happy, happy, happy when four U.S. sailors take over a geisha house...geisha girls and all !

Overview

Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

William Goetz Productions

Cry for Happy Trailers

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Cast

Harue

Glenn Ford

Murray Prince

Donald O'Connor

Harue

James Shigeta

Chiyoko

Miiko Taka

Harue

Miyoshi Umeki

Harakichi

Michi Kobi

Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett

Howard St. John

John McIntosh

Joe Flynn

Lank

Chet Douglas

Koyuki

Tsuruko Kobayashi

Mrs. Bennett

Harriet E. MacGibbon

Mr. Endo

Robert Kino

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