Invitation to Happiness (1939)
Overview
An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.745 |
Directed By
Wesley Ruggles
Crew
Wesley Ruggles
Ernst Fegté
Mark Jerome
Edith Head
Alma Macrorie
Wesley Ruggles
Friedrich Hollaender
Hans Dreier
Claude Binyon
Leo Tover
TOP CAST
Irene Dunne
Eleanor Wayne
Fred MacMurray
Albert 'King' Cole
Charles Ruggles
Henry 'Pop' Hardy
Billy Cook
Albert Cole Jr.
William Collier Sr.
Mr. Wayne
Marion Martin
Lola Snow
Oscar O'Shea
Divorce Judge
Burr Caruth
Butler
Doodles Weaver
Band Leader / Emcee at Harry's
Eddie Hogan
The Champ
Virginia Brissac
Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Joe Caits
Man in Office (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Reporter (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Referee (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Joe, the Cook (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham
Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Evans
Galliette (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph Franz
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Reporter (uncredited)
Mack Gray
Usher (uncredited)
Dorothy Hack
Infant (uncredited)
Hank Hankison
Fighter (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
Voice of Radio Fight Announcer
Harry Hayden
Reporter (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Referee (uncredited)
Gordon Jones
Dutch Arnold (uncredited)
Jack Knoche
Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Knudsen
Attendant (uncredited)
Don Latorre
Youth (uncredited)
Myra Marsh
Maternity Nurse (uncredited)
Lee Moore
Headwaiter (uncredited)
William Newell
Waiter (uncredited)
William T. Orr
Bellboy (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Randolph
Referee (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Reporter at Fight (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Scat (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Reporter (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Photographer (uncredited)
Guy Usher
Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Man at Nightclub Entrance (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Youth (uncredited)
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