Happiness Ahead is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Colleen Moore and then husband and wife Edmund Lowe and Lilyan Tashman. It was produced by First National before it acquired by Warner Brothers. Moore was married to the producer John McCormick, who frequently produced her films.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Happiness AheadProgressive Silent Film List: Happiness Ahead at silentera.com
Cast Colleen Moore as Mary Randall Edmund Lowe as Babe Stewart Charles Sellon as Mr. Randall Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Randall Carlos Durand as Vargas Lilyan Tashman as Kay Robert Elliott as The Detective Diane Ellis as Edna
Preservation Happiness Ahead is now a lost film save for the footage from its trailer.Happiness Ahead at Lost Film Files: First National Pictures - lost films 1928 Moore was married to the film's producer John McCormick and they held rights to their films. Moore donated copies of her films to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), but over the years the archive allowed the films to decay including Happiness Ahead. The trailer was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.
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Stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com