Let's Be Happy

Let's Be Happy

107 mins | Music | May 7, 1957

On receiving an inheritance from her grandfather, Canadian Jeannie MacLean decides to visit the family's Scottish roots. On the plane she meets businessman Stanley Smith, and romance blossoms in Edinburgh. The complications begin when Stanley breaks a date with Jeannie to woo voluptuous redhead Helene, and Jeannie is flattered by the attentions of the impoverished Lord McNairn; he's heard about her good fortune, and gallantly offers to show her the city.

Let's Be Happy

107 mins | Music | May 7, 1957

Let's Be Happy
On receiving an inheritance from her grandfather, Canadian Jeannie MacLean decides to visit the family's Scottish roots. On the plane she meets businessman Stanley Smith, and romance blossoms in Edinburgh. The complications begin when Stanley breaks a date with Jeannie to woo voluptuous redhead Helene, and Jeannie is flattered by the attentions of the impoverished Lord McNairn; he's heard about her good fortune, and gallantly offers to show her the city.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Marcel Hellman Productions
Original title Let's Be Happy
Directors June Faithfull, Henry Levin
Writers Aimée Stuart, Dorothy Cooper, Diana Morgan

Cast

Vera-Ellen

as Jeannie MacLean

Tony Martin

as Stanley Smith

Robert Flemyng

as Lord James MacNairn

Zena Marshall

as Helene

Helen Horton

as Sadie Whitelaw

Beckett Bould

as Rev. MacDonald

Alfred Burke

as French Ticket Clerk

Vernon Greeves

as First Air France Steward

Richard Molinas

as Bearded Man

Eugene Deckers

as Dining Car Attendant

Russell Waters

as Hotel Reception Clerk / Page Boy Bobby

Peter Sinclair

as MacTavish

Magda Miller

as Mrs. MacTavish

Brian Oulton

as Hotel Valet / Mr. Fielding

Katherine Kath

as Mrs. Fielding

Charles Carson

as Mr. Ferguson

Jock McKay

as Elderly Dancer

Eric Pohlmann

as Customs Official

Carl Duering

as Customs Inspector

Molly Weir

as Flower Girl

Ewan Roberts

as Hotel Porter

Michael Anthony

as Monsieur Flor

Guy Middleton

as Mr. Fielding

Paul Young

as Page Boy Bobby

Gordon Jackson

as Dougal McLean (uncredited)

Jean Cadell

as Mrs. Cathie (uncredited)

Trevor Reid

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

André Maranne

as Waiter in Dining Car (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Denis Shaw

as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)