Happiness Is on Its Way

Happiness Is on Its Way

1942 · 102 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Music

The idle rich have their own particular problems. Case in point, Georg and Monika Hedberg were once poor and happy but since Georg became an established painter family bliss has decreased for every fur coat Monika has bought. Their divorce lawyer suggest that they try to save their marriage by moving to a small apartment and live life frugally but happy. When the trial period is over and they want to return home again, their lawyer has stolen their money and disappeared. The Hedbergs are evicted for unpaid rent and terminal poverty seem to be imminent.

Directed by Hasse Ekman · Written by Bengt Janzon

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Stig Järrel Georg Hedberg
Marguerite Viby Monika Hedberg
Carl Reinholdz Algot Larsson
Dagmar Olsson Bojan Larsson
Georg Funkquist Tranér
Torsten Winge Svane
Lasse Krantz Bergman
Bengt Janzon Dimgren
Einar Axelsson Berger
Hugo Björne Lennart Broberg
Birgit Sergelius The Rich Friend's Wife
Bertil Ehrenmark Man with the Black Beard

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