Is Everybody Happy?

Is Everybody Happy?

The Master of Jazz in a Masterpiece of Glorious Entertainment!

NR 1929 · 80 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Drama, Music

It is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist. The music for the film was written by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke, except for "St. Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy and "Tiger Rag". The film's title comes from Lewis's catchphrase "Is everybody happy?" The film's soundtrack exists on Vitaphone discs preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, but the film itself is considered a lost film, according to the Vitaphone Project website. A five minute clip from the film can be found on YouTube.

Directed by Archie Mayo · Written by Joseph Jackson

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Cast

Ted Lewis Ted Todd
Alice Day Gail Wilson
Ann Pennington Lena Schmitt
Lawrence Grant Victor Molnár
Julia Swayne Gordon Mrs. Molnár
Otto Hoffman Landlord
Purnell Pratt Stage Manager
Muggsy Spanier Muggsy Spanier
Mary Gordon Neighbor (uncredited)

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