Happy Go Lovely (1951) - Video On Demand

Happy Go Lovely - Movie Review

A delightful comedy in which David Niven plays B.G. Bruno, the wealthy and uptight head of a Scottish greeting card company. But when he meets several lovely ladies from a cash-strapped American theater company who mistake him for a reporter, Bruno (Niven) starts to loosen up. Romance, comic incidents and other mishap, as well as a strong performance by Vera-Ellen as Janet Jones, keep the story moving.

The musical comedy Happy Go Lovely is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, during a major film festival. Niven plays a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe wants to produce a musical in town (Edinburgh?) but has trouble getting backers. Niven's character meets several of the leading ladies of the show; through a misunderstanding he doesn't correct they think that he's a newspaper reporter. He falls in love with one of the women, who reciprocates; he grows more lively and friendly, to the surprise of his employees. After a series of mishaps and comic incidents comes a happy ending: a successful show and true love.
 

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