The Happy Ending

1969 PG-13 1h 52m

6.1 / 10 28

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6.1/10

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When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.

Director Richard Brooks

Writers

Richard Brooks Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman

Stars

Jean Simmons John Forsythe Shirley Jones

Marge as a Child (uncredited)

Drama

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Geronimo1967 3 Jun 2023

6/10

The interesting topic for this film just about gives it enough steam to sustain the almost two hours of screen time. Jean Simmons ("Mary") is suffering from a long-term ennui with husband "Fred" (John Forsythe) and after trying drink and drugs to stimulate her existence, she absconds to the Bahamas (pawning her watch to fund this) on the evening of their wedding anniversary. It's on the plane that...