---
title: 'Cry for Happy (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Marshall'
released: '1961-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cry-for-happy-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054772/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cry for Happy (1961)

1961 · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Cry for Happy is a 1961 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford and Donald O'Connor. It is a service comedy set in Japan and largely filmed there. The title song is sung during the opening credits by Miyoshi Umeki, who has a major role in the movie.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Irving Brecher](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-brecher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Duning](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-duning)
- **Producer:** [William Goetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-goetz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Burnett Guffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/burnett-guffey)
- **Editor:** [Chester Schaeffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-schaeffer)

## Cast

- [Tsuruko Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsuruko-kobayashi)
- [Harlan Warde](https://cinepixo.com/people/harlan-warde)
- [Glenn Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-ford)
- [Donald O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-o-connor)
- [Miyoshi Umeki](https://cinepixo.com/people/miyoshi-umeki)
- [Nancy Kovack](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kovack)
- [Michi Kobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/michi-kobi)
- [Howard St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-st-john)
- [Bill Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-quinn)
- [Miiko Taka](https://cinepixo.com/people/miiko-taka)
- [James Shigeta](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-shigeta)
- [Robert Kino](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kino)
- [Harriet E. MacGibbon](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-e-macgibbon)
- [Joe Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-flynn)
- [Ted Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-knight)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cry-for-happy-1961
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